The Ebonyi State Police Command has
confirmed the murder of a man, Philip Ugwu, 60, by suspected worshippers
following a land dispute in Afikpo Local Government Area.
The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr George Okafor, said on Monday that the incident occurred at Amebo-Ndebo village.
Okafor said that the matter was reported
to the police on Sept. 30 by the wife of the deceased, Mrs. Abani Ugwu,
adding that one Tochukwu Okoh, an evangelist, had been arrested in
connection with the incident.
He said the deceased’s wife alleged that Okoh and three others attacked her husband with stones.
The officer also quoted the widow as
saying that her husband who could not withstand the attack eventually
became unconscious and was rushed to a hospital where he was confirmed
dead.
He said that his body had been deposited in a mortuary and would undergo autopsy.
The spokesperson said that the
divisional police officer for the area led a team of detectives and
anti-crime patrol officers to the scene and arrested the suspect.
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