The annual Ibo Uzo cultural festival of Umuezeala, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, turned bloody this year, following what an aggrieved villager termed “senseless murder of a native of Umuihim-Oki in Umualumaku/Umuihim autonomous community.”

“trouble started when a section of Ezeala-Ezike autonomous community opted to observe the festival outside the date chosen by the duly recognized traditional ruler.” It was also gathered that “this section of the community is opposed to the appointment and recognition of a royal father outside their choice.”

A villager, who pleaded anonymity said: “Some youths literally went wild, disrupting traffic, extorting money from motorists on the highway and splashing water and drinks on innocent commuters.”

The villager said that the victim, who was identified as Njoku, came home from his base in Lagos and was trying to fix his Toyota Sienna at a workshop close to Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, when the irate youths struck.
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