Residents of Umuofiagu in Ukehe, Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State were on Thursday thrown into mourning, following the brutal murder of a 60-year-old man by a masquerade.

DailyPost gathered the incident created serious confusion in the community as some residents took to their heels for fear of arrest.

It was gathered that the masquerade bearer, later identified as Chinedu Iyioke of the same community, allegedly stabbed the victim, Emma Nnamani on a lower abdomen for a yet to be known reason.

The Police spokesperson in Enugu State, Ebere Amaraizu, DSP, who confirmed the incident to DailyPost, disclosed that the victim was rushed to Elechi Hospital for medical attention, where he gave up the ghost later.

He added that the body of the deceased has been deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy.

Amaraizu equally stated that the said Chinedu Iyioke had been nabbed, “and is now helping the police in their investigations”.

Meanwhile, some residents who spoke to our correspondent expressed shock on the incident, describing it as “strange and first in the history of the community”.
“It is a taboo that a masquerade should kill somebody; they have desecrated that traditional institution”, one of them said.
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Now it shouldn't be called masquerade, the name of the person inside that masquerade should be used, found, arrested and charged to court.