Gunmen have killed the Deputy Registrar of the Federal Polytechnic, Uwana, Ebonyi State, Innocent in his community, Ezeala/Ezike, Umuezeala in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State of Nigeria.
Penpushing reports that Obi, popularly known by villagers as Onye Army, was said to have retired from the Nigerian military before joining the Federal Polytechnic Uwana in Ebonyi State, and was reported killed on Saturday by gunmen said to be part of the agitation for Biafra in the region.
The registrar was said to have returned to his house in the community on Friday, when the gunmen, numbering over six and dressed in military and police uniforms, operating in three motorcycles invaded his house at about 10 p.m.
Penpushing further reports that the hoodlums, dressed in military and police uniforms, were said to have operated in three motorcycles, after breaking into the house, attacked the victim with machetes and axes.
The source said when the victim shouted for help, the gunmen fired sporadic shots to scare villagers who had gathered around the house, adding that the shooting forced many of the residents to scamper for safety
‘The shooting forced all of us to scamper for safety. And they kidnapped Dee Onye Army that Friday night. There were blood stains in the house because they dragged him outside’, the source in the community said.
Penpushing also reports that the source added that the victim was abducted by the gunmen who later butchered him beyond recognition when his decomposed corpse was later discovered on Saturday when members of the community organised a search party for him.
‘It was late Sunday afternoon that we got information about a decomposing corpse lying between Ehime Mbano and Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Areas in Imo When our people visited the scene that Sunday, it was the body of our brother, Dee Onye Army. They butchered him beyond recognition’, the source added
Penpushing reports that the Imo State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye when contacted said he was yet to receive an official report about the incident, adding that the command had notified the Divisional Police Officer in the community
‘However, we have notified the divisional police officer (in the community) about the incident and he will certainly deploy a patrol team in the area to ascertain the issue over there, the police spokesperson said.
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