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Anambra state police command has
apprehended two members of vigilance group,
who allegedly attempted to murder four
persons for alleged ritual purposes at Otuocha
in Anambra East local government area.
The victims were cut with machete by the
nine member gang who kidnapped them in
their farm at Igbariam in Anambra East
council area.

Reacting to the development, Anambra state
police commissioner, Hosea Karma, who
confirmed the incident, maintained that
anybody pretending to be vigilante operative
without the approval of the traditional ruler
and the president general of that community
under the supervision of the divisional police
officer would be seen as illegal and treated
like a criminal.

Karma, therefore charged the residents of
Anambra state to report cases of attacks to
the nearest police station for quick response,
adding that the incident took place on
November 3 , 2015.

Furthermore, he warned against the use of
human blood for sacrifice, while assuring that
anyone found committing such a crime would
be made to face the full weight of the law.

The Nation gathered Friday that the aim of the
nine man gang was to use the four victims for
ritual purposes at Nengo Akpaukwu Ifite Nteje
shrine before the police stormed the place.

According to one of the victims Mr. Paul
Obiefuna from Igbariam, “I was working in my
farm with my two sons and two other
labourers, when the armed gang rounded us
up.

“They bounded us and took us to the shrine
where they humiliated us and ready to kill us
before the police swooped on them because
one of my sons escaped from them to a
hidden place where he contacted the police.

“Those people came with various kinds of
weapons including guns, machete and sticks,
but we thank God for using one of my sons to
save the others,” Obiefuna said.

Before they were rescued by the police, the
victims had been inflicted with various
degrees of injuries, while the hoodlums
stripped them of all their belongings including
cash, phones, clothes and others.

Another victim, Chinedu Obiefuna, alleged that
they were forced to swear never to reveal
what happened to them or die by the
suspects.

The traditional ruler of Igbariam, Igwe
Nkeliuwa Nkeli, said he got the information
from one of the victims who escaped, while
calling the relevant authorities to unravel the
mystery behind the attack with a view to
bringing the culprits to book.

sauce and pishore

Sad and happy story, indeed. Quite reminiscent of the infamous days of terror of the Bakassi boys. I'd always suspected that the Bakassi boys used the body parts of some of their victims for rituals. Don't forget that the Bakassi boys paraded themselves as vigilante members!
PS: Nice post!