Police arrest man for pushing girl off Imo two-storey building

The Imo State Police Command has arrested 26-year-old Ifeanyi Joseph for allegedly pushing 17-year-old Chiamaka Chukwuokore from a two-storey building. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday in Owerri, the state capital.

In a separate incident in Adamawa State, the Nigeria Police Force reported that a 17-year-old girl named Ummi Saad was saved from a mob attempting to lynch her. According to the police, the teenager, who is said to be mentally unstable, allegedly threw a 3-year-old toddler, Abdulrazak Aminu, into a water well in the village of Shuwa.

The toddler was removed from the well by operatives and taken to the Cottage Hospital in Gulak, where he was confirmed dead. Police stated they intervened to rescue the suspect from the angry crowd and have since restored normalcy to the village.

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