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From Jude Chinedu, Enugu
A wave of horror and outrage has swept through Umuojor village in Umumba Ndiagu, Ezeagu Local Government, Enugu State following the gruesome discovery of two decomposing bodies in the soakaway pit of a native doctor, Levi O. Obieze, popularly known as Ezeani(aka ‘E de play, e de show).
The chilling incident came to light on Monday after a young girl was abducted while accompanying her father to the farm.
According to a village sources,the kidnappers used deception to carry out the act.
A witness said:“The little girl was walking with her father to the farm when two men on a motorcycle stopped and pretended that their bike had developed a fault.
“One of them asked the father for his cutlass to fix the issue, which he innocently gave them. They then asked him to help them to push the motorcycle. It was during this distraction that one of the men snatched the girl and sped off.”
The old man raised the alarm, prompting members of the local vigilante group to launch a search operation. Later that evening, villagers reported that they were hearing loud cries from a nearby bush.
“Following the crying of the girl,the search party traced it to a soakaway pit in the compound of the flamboyant native doctor,” the eyewitness said.
When the vigilantes arrived, the native doctor allegedly attempted to block them from entering his premises, but he was overpowered by the members of the vigilance group, who rescued the abducted girl from the pit.
A witness said:” What followed next stunned the entire community as further search of the compound led to the discovery of two decomposing corpses in the same soakaway, one of them was identified as that of a pregnant woman.
“ The suspect, widely known for his extravagant lifestyle and notorious for spraying cash at public events, is currently on the run, reportedly fleeing with his four wives. Security agencies have since launched a manhunt to apprehend him.”
In swift response to the atrocity, key government officials, including the Chairman of Ezeagu LGA,Vita Ndu; the member representing Ezeagu Constituency in the Enugu State House of Assembly, Chima Obieze and the Enugu state Commissioner of Police, visited the crime scene to assess the situation.
Acting on the directive of Governor Peter Mbah, the Ezeagu Council Chairman ordered and commenced the demolition of the suspect’s buildings on Tuesday, as part of a move to restore public confidence and demonstrate the government’s zero-tolerance on violent crime.
Meanwhile, two suspects allegedly working with the native doctor were apprehended by the vigilante group and handed over to the police for further investigation.
