ONE Emmanuel Nwegwe, 40, from Umunaga village in Uburu community of
Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, weekend, was reported to
have murdered his relative, Innocent Onu, 54, over an unresolved
misunderstanding.
Gist has it that the suspect had been engaged in a feud with
the deceased and other relatives on Saturday over the suspects’
decision to offload sand inside the compound where the family members
had planned to use for a wedding reception of another family member on
Sunday.It was further learnt that the family
members of the suspect had scolded him over his decision to build a
house for his father on a part of the compound different from the one
allocated to him for that purpose.
After much persuasion, he agreed to move the sand to another part of
the compound and to abide by their decision on where to site the
building.
A source said: “On Sunday (yesterday) morning, when the family
members gathered to put finishing touches to their plan for the wedding,
he came out with a pump action gun and ordered the elders to lie down.
“He opened fire on the head of one the family members, Innocent, who died on the spot.” a source said
It was gathered that the suspect immediately after committing the
crime, ran into a nearby forest for refuge as he was yet to be
apprehended by men of the Ohaozara Police Division who had
already mounted a manhunt for him.
Confirming the murder incident, the Ebonyi State Police Public
Relations Officer, DSP Sylvester Igbo, stated that: “the a case of
murder of Innocent Onu, 54, by one Emmanuel Nwegwe, 40, at
Umunaga village, Uburu in Ohaozara LGA has been reported to the command”
adding that the deceased and suspect were family members.
Meantime, the Coordinator of Ohaozara West Development Centre, Bar
Roy Umahi Eze, who hailed from the community, described the incident as
regrettable, adding that the body of the deceased had since been
deposited at the Presbyterian joint Hospital Uburu.
He warned family members in the community to leave as one and avoid
incidence capable of disrupting the peace and unity existing in the
area.
Source: Vanguard
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