₦airaland Forum

Tension has heightened in Anambra community over the alleged gruesome murder of a woman

The incident happened at Ogbunike, Oyi local government area on July 19.

The 40-year-old daughter of Abba, Njikoka local government area and mother of five, Mrs Nkiru Okoye, was said to have been killed without any cause.

Her husband, the family and the community are demanding justice over her death.

Anambra Police Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed the incident Sunday to The Nation .

He said investigations had already commenced on the matter while some of his men had been deployed to the community to maintain law and order.

Tochukwu, said the Command and other agencies would not allow some criminal elements to disturb the peace existing in the State.

The deceased’s family had threatened if the suspect were not produced, they would be forced to take laws into their hands to avenge the death of their sister.

On what transpired, the husband of the deceased, Mr Emenike Okoye, said he was preparing for work while his late wife (Nkiru) was preparing to travel home (Abba) for a meeting of Umuada (Daughters of her kindred in Abba) when her assailants stormed their house around 7-8am



“We did not do anything. They overpowered us, beat us to stupor and left. Later when my children have gone to school, they returned with some persons and dangerous weapons, including axe.

“They dragged my wife outside the house, hit and killed her with axe and chair. She felled and died. When I resisted their move to drag me outside too, they broke my hand with an axe, dragged me outside; hitting me with the axe all over my body until I passed out.

“You can see the cut on my eyes. They left me thinking that I was also dead. But God helped me to wake up later. I reported the incident to our local vigilante and they drove me to hospital,” he said

Emenike, whose five children- two boys and three girls- are still between age 3 and 11 appealed for justice over the death of his 40-year-old wife.

He said: “I’m deeply in pain. My hand is broken. I cannot stand or sit down. My waist is paining me. My head is heating like hot water. I cannot see well with my eyes. I need serious medical attention,” he lamented.

Some members of Ogbunike Daughters Association (Umuada Ogbunike), Mrs Nkechinyeru Nwoye and Ms Ogochukwu Okoye, described the incident as abomination.


They added that they had mandated the local vigilante and their brothers (male folks of the kindred) to double efforts towards bringing justice to Emenike and his late wife.

The younger brother of late Nkiru, Mr Chidiebele Okelue, said that Abba people would never rest until justice was assured

He appealed to the Commissioner of Police, Inspector General of Police and other security agencies to help in bringing the culprits to book.

NyamiriSlayer:
Ipob pigs una weldone ooh, those bastards don sacrifice am for hoebi idiot

MadamVanessa:



This is so sad


Fulani terrorîsts has finished this country completely.

NyamiriSlayer:
Ipob pigs una weldone ooh, those bastards don sacrifice am for hoebi idiot

Vulturereloaded:
All hail Biafra. Nnamdi Kanu have empowerd failure and good for nothings like himself to waste productive igbos.

Killed Chike Akunyili.

Killed professor Onyemelukwe.

The list keeps growing.

November1857:
Yes , IPOB are one trying to overrun Abuja and sent conquering threats to Lagos , kaduna and kogi state...
Ikwere Marauder...

Biodun556:
No difference between ipob and boko Haram, there both terrorists

GerogeI:
OP,
I hope you know you can be prosecuted for the lies you are peddling up and down. If what you are doing results in ethnic cleansing, be it known to you that the world will then start looking for the cause, and the internet never forgets. For now its harmless fun for you, but one day, you may hang for the lies in the post you have above, and are spreading.

Even in Igbo families, we have divided opinions for which we have not yet beheaded each other, talkless of national politics. Nobody has ever been hurt for supporting a crook, and nobody will.

November1857:
Says Afonja Muslim, chronic unity Beggar......

Yes IPOB is more dangerous than Boko Haram and bandits put together,cos self determination activities will lead your skull mining region into Oblivion ...

Propaganda amount of lie and propaganda by your Jihadist government and her unity begging goons can stop imminent Biafra actualization..

Vulturereloaded:
Kanu have created bandits in the east. Same message bokoharam fed northern youths, is what he fed igbo youths.

The result is the same.