Alleged murdering of a Hotel Staff, Ebuka Nwaneri,Youths of Umulogho community in Obowo Local Government Area have burnt part of a hotel building as a reprisal attack.
This is even as they have threatened further rampage if nothing is done to the killers of the said Hotel Staff and a youth.
The said Staff, Nwaneri was allegedly murdered for stealing stealing a phone, belonging to a military personnel who came to
The owner of the hotel, Ibe Obasi and phone owner, a military personnel, who came to the hotel for relaxation.
Source from the community revealed that deceased was locked up in a generator house to make him confess to the crime which hitherto led to his death.
His corpse was reportedly thrown over the fence of the hotel to the adjoining bush by the suspects as the youths later found the corpse the next morning.
Available information from the Community revealed that the deceased was working for the suspect and a phone got lost, the phone belonged to a military man on duty at the community.
“He went to the hotel for relaxation and his phone got lost. The hotelier and the security officer in a bid to recover the phone started beating him, before locking him up in his generator house inside the premises of the hotel.
“When he found out that he had died, they threw him over the fence of the hotel to avoid being suspected.”.
Angry Youths Of The Community Stormed The Hotel
Another source from the community, Chimezie Mbakwe, who confirmed the incident appealed to the police to transfer the case from the Otoko Divisional Police Station where the suspect is being held to the headquarters to avoid mob action.
Youth President of the community, Chinagorom Cyriacus, urged youths of the area to remain calm assuring all those responsible would be brought before the law.
He said: “We also want to assure the good people of Umulogho that the perpetrators of this inhuman act must be brought to book at all means.
“We also want to urge all more importantly the youths to stay calm and not to take further action or take laws into their hands.
“We want to assure the people that the leadership of Umulogho Autonomous Community at all levels are working so hard to arrest the situation more especially the ongoing massive arrest by the military.”
A reliable police source said that the Imo Police Command has taken over charge of the looming crisis in the troubled community.
Contacted, the Army PRO Joseph Akubo, said: “We are conducting investigation to find out if any of our soldiers are involved in the incident. If anybody shows sign of indiscipline, we will not shield any of our soldiers involved.
“The Army has no place in any of this and our commander has directed that if any soldier is found guilty, he will face the music.”
Meanwhile Imo State Police Command has taken over the matter proper investigation.
In a release signed by the Command’s PPRO, Henry Okoye and made available to Lead, one of the suspects has been arrested.
As contained in the release,Imo State Police Commissioner, Aboki Danjuma has called on the Community to be law abiding as police continue with investigation.
