Police Confirm Beheading Of Unidentified Woman in Enugu

Posted by African Examiner Enugu, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State Thursday, December 8th, 2016

By Ignatius Okpara

ENUGU NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command, on Thursday, confirmed the beheading of an unidentified woman at Abakpa Nike, a highly density Area of Enugu city.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ebere Amarizu, who disclosed this in Enugu, said that the police had commenced investigation to ascertain the identity of the victim.

He said: “What the command is doing right now is to ascertain the identity of the victim.

“You know nobody made a report to the command over the incident; we have also not received report of any missing person. So, we have to establish the identity of the victim.

“Secondly, we have also launched investigation to ascertain the actual place the dastardly act was carried out.

“Our suspicion is that they killed her somewhere and brought the corpse to the place it was dumped, this is because there is no trace of fresh blood there.

“I can assure you that the police shall indeed get to the root of this matter and bring the perpetrators to justice” the Command spokesman assured.

AFRICAN EXAMINER recalled that the Beheaded corpse of the woman was discovered in the early hours of Wednesday in the area.

Shortly after Policemen from the Abakpa Division got the information, they moved into the scene of the incident and took the body away.

However, since the body was discovered, tongues have continued to wag in many quarters of Enugu, as some residents attributed it to the handiwork of ritualists.

A resident of the area who craved anonymity said: “Christmas is around the corner; so this kind of heartless things were usually carried out by some greedy and wicked persons who want to make money at all cost.

“They want to be at the village and flaunt stupendous wealth, which they have made with human blood”.