Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ebonyi State Command, has paraded a hunter who exhumed and sold his late younger brother’s skull to a native doctor for Okite money rituals purposes at the rate of ₦12,000.00.
The State Commandant, Francis Nnadi, while speaking with journalists at the command’s headquarters in Abakaliki during the parade, warned criminals to leave the state or meet their waterloo.
The Commandant noted that Ebonyi State is the safest in Nigeria and assured of the command’s readiness to ensure reduction of crimes to the barest minimum in the state.
According to Nnadi, the 52 year-old hunter identified as Ugoegu Nwaji, is a native of Onunwakpu Igbeagu in Izzi Local Government Area of the state, exhumed the remains of his younger brother by name, Ogor Mmboyi, and sold the skull at N12,000.00 to a native doctor, Nwodo Nwenyi, who needed it to perform Okite money rituals for his clients.
“The skull was found at the shrine of Nwenyi at same address. The said brother died two years ago according to the hunter,” he said.
The command also paraded three suspects accused of economically sabotaging the state government by allegedly conspiring to steal 68 bags of cement meant for ongoing construction of two kilometers concrete road at Ekerigwe village Umuezekoha community of Ezza North Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects include the procurement officer of the company handling the project, the site security and driver of the conveying truck.
Nnadi disclosed that out of the 68 bags of cement looted, only 16 bags were recovered by men of the corps, and that the suspects would be charged to court for prosecution.
