From Emmanuel Uzor, Awka
Tragedy has struck the Umuoji community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Ananbra State as unknown persons on Friday killed the President General of the community, Chief Silas Onyima.
The lifeless body of Onyima who was popularly known as Chief Sly and cousin to the former Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of The Sun Newspaper and former Anambra State Information Commissioner, Tony Onyima, was discovered in the pool of his blood in his bathroom.
Though details of his murder was still sketchy as at the time of filling this report, it was gathered that his killers had broken into his house on Friday night, killed him, locked his entrance door, went away with his phone and key to the door.
The Anambra State Police command confirmed the incident, saying that the command was working with the locals to identify his killers.
State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga said that the body of the slain community leader had been recovered and deposited in the mortuary while investigations have commenced.
“Yes, I’m aware of the incident. The command immediately sent operatives there, and the body of the PG has been retrieved.
“We are working with locals to identify the perpetrators of the act in order to bring them to book. Calm has also been restored in the area,” he said.