Operatives of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) have arrested a 24-year-old Nigerian national for allegedly assaulting his Filipina lover in Novaliches, in the Philippines.
PLTCOL Jerry Castillo, Station Commander of PS 4 (Novaliches) identified the suspect as Chukwukamnene Augustine Chukwujekwu, a native of Onitsha, Anambra State and presently residing at Brgy. Nova Proper, Novaliches, Quezon City.
Castillo said the suspect and the alleged victim have been live-in partners for almost eleven months.
On Saturday, July 1, 2023, at 1:00 PM, Chukwujekwu and the suspect had a heated argument. The said victim claimed Chukwujekwu got irked then choked and slapped her face five times.
The victim sought the assistance of PS 4 operatives who responded immediately and arrested the suspect.
The suspect was charged for violation of R.A. 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004.
