The Imo State Police Command has detained a 39-year-old man, Ifeanyi Odinka, for allegedly stabbing his father, Dennis Odinka, to death following arguments over proceeds from a land sale in Orlu.
Ifeanyi, the native of Amaifeke, Orlu in the Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, was alleged to have stabbed his 75-year-old father to death over a dispute over proceeds from a land sale.
The Imo State Police spokesperson, Henry Okoye, disclosed in a statement yesterday, saying, “Operatives of the Orlu Division, on 12th August, 2025, apprehended one Ifeanyi Odinka, ‘m’, 39 years, of Amaifeke Orlu, for stabbing his father, Dennis Odinka, ‘m’, 75 years, to death following a dispute over proceeds from a land sale. On interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime.”
He revealed that the suspect had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Owerri, for further investigation and prosecution.
