Anambra: Police exonerate suspects paraded naked by villagers as ritual killers


Tony Okafor, Awka


The Anambra State Police Command has exonerated two suspects accused and paraded naked as ritual killers by villagers in Ihiala, Anambra State, .

The suspects, a man and a woman, were seen in a trending video being paraded naked by members of the community.

A male voice, who was running commentary on the video, said the suspects had killed three persons in the village with the intention to use them for money rituals before they were caught by villagers.

In the video, , the corpses of the victims were dumped in a wheelbarrow while the suspects were caused to push them in turns to an undisclosed destination.

But in a statement in reaction to the development, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),Tochukwu Ikenga, said the suspects were erroneously accused by the mob as they were seen at the scene where the murder took place.

He said the matter was a case of murder and not ritual killing as alleged, adding that the men of the command upon getting information of the public parade of the culprits, quickly moved in and rescued them.

The PPRO said: “The Command operatives by 10 am yesterday 7/6/2023 rescued two victims and a suspect who were about to be lynched by an angry mob at the total junction, ihiala.

“To set the records straight, it is not a case of ritual killing, but a pure incident of murder. Preliminary information reveals that the two culprits, a man and a woman, who were humiliated and paraded as shown in the video by the angry mob were erroneously accused by the mob as they were seen at the scene where the murder took place.

“Also, both the suspect and victims are currently receiving treatment in the hospital. While the deceased has been deposited in a morgue.”

He added that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Echeng Echeng had called for calm, while the matter had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka for further investigation.

jungle justice is the worst to ever happen to mankind

This is Nigeria o

Some people deserve jungle justice sir, the people they kill are human too those people has families o children

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jungle justice is the worst to ever happen to mankind

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The incident happened in my town. The police have not said the whole truth. What were they doing at the scene? Who committed the murder then?

Samfloxin:
The incident happened in my town. The police have not said the whole truth. What were they doing at the scene? Who committed the murder then?

Pls enlighten us about the situation

I do not support jungle justice, but if na criminal now them don wear am rubber cuban for neck. What stops them for wearing them that same rubber cuban immediately they we're caught?
Npf is useless, families of those people paraded might bribe the case down.

Nigerians sha, common man leave government where he enemy, they go kill em fellow common man.

Redoil:
jungle justice is the worst to ever happen to mankind

ALUU 3 comes to mind
. Emailed me gaan, that year.
A bill should be passed to law against mobbing any one seen on mob site should be shot/jailed on sight