Outrage In Enugu As Man Beheads Rice Farmer

Posted by Ignatius Okpara Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State Wednesday, September 1st, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Panic has gripped Emudo village, in Nenwe Community of Aninri Council are of Enugu State , following the beheading of a rice farmer in the locality by one Ifeanyi Ubah.

Meanwhile, the State Police Command says it has launched a full scale investigation into the barbaric act committed by the 25 year old man who hails from a neighbouring village Nomeh, in Nkanu East local government Area of the state.

It was learnt that the Perpetrator of the inhuman act, had gone to Emudo Village to kill his victim who was returning from his rice farm with his wife.

African Examiner gathered that the suspect who was later killed, had cut off the head of his victim and hid same in a bag, after which he took it home, before luck ran out of him and was caught by his people who later handed him over to Nenwe people.

A Source from the Community who craved anonymity told Journalists that the said Ifeanyi came to Nenwe and ambushed the victim along the farm track road.

He said; “the victim had gone to his rice farm with his wife to apply fertilizer and other pesticides, and while he was returning home with his wife in motorcycle, the suspect struck and pushed them down.

“The wife was lucky and ran away while the husband was macheted, and subsequently killed and head cut off.

“After killing and cutting off his head, he hid it in a fertilizer bag and took it home with the victim’s motorcycle.

“Unfortunately, for him he was caught in his community when the head fell off from the motorcycle he was riding and he was apprehended by members of his community

“On questioning, the suspect was said to have told his community that he killed the man because he had unsettled misunderstanding and he decided to kill him.

Also narrating his own account to newsmen, another native of Nomeh, disclosed that his people had to hand over the suspect to the Nenwe community to avoid inter-communal war as result of the incident.

“My community told Nenwe people that we had no hand in the incident and that was why we handed the suspect over to them. That is what I know of the incident.”

However, a community source, revealed that the suspect after he was handed over to Nenwe community, they killed him and burnt his corpse.

He said that the angry community youths chased police operatives who intervened away, before allegedly killing the suspect.

The State police Command Spokesman, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, also confirmed the ugly incident.

According to him, “a case of murder/jungle justice reported at Nenwe Police Division is being investigated, please.