Police Arrest Alleged Killers Of Uzo-Uwani LGA’s CSO, Find His Corpse In ‘Malaysian Forest’
The police public relations officer, Enugu State Police Command, says the police have found a shallow grave where the body of a former chief security officer of Uzo-Uwani LGA, Mr Ejiofor Enechi, was buried. It would be recalled that the CSO was kidnapped in December 2016.
Superintendent Ebere Amaraizu announced the arrest of two suspects weekend. He gave their names as Chijioke Ozor, alias earthquake, and one Anselem Ngana. They were said to have been trailed to their hideout in the forest popularly called ‘Malaysian Forest’.
The deceased’s shallow grave was found on March 15, at the Aniocha Forest, Nimbo in the local government, following the arrest of the duo.
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The PPRO said Ozor and Ngana were members of the banned Oda Nimbo Vigilante Group in the area that has kidnapped of over 20 persons along the Nsukka- Uzo-Uwani – Onitsha road, in recent times.
“They were among about 30 other members of the dreaded group who were being hunted by security agents following the kidnap and murder of Ejiofor, after his relations had paid N2 million ransom for his release. Ozor, who hails from Ugwunani village in Aku, Igboetiti LGA of the state, led the police to the shallow grave in the forest where the remains were exhumed.
“Our detectives discovered the shallow grave and the shrine where the gangsters took their victims to at the Aniocha Forest which stretches to Eshi River in Kogi State. Apart from Ejiofor’s remains, they found several motorcycles of other victims who must have been killed by same members of the vigilante group.
“Each time they kidnapped their victims, they blamed the action on Fulani herdsmen but it is now clear that the allegations against the Fulani herdsmen were diversionary.
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The forest is popularly known as Malaysia or Ugbo Ekwuru behind the Ugwuijoro Village in Nimbo. Ngana is from Akpama Nimbo and he was one of those in charge of monitoring Ejifor’s movements for other members of Oda Nimbo Vigilante group. Earthquake (Ozor) was among those who took him to the bush where he was allegedly murdered instead of the shrine. Over 30 members of the killer gang are still on the run and we are on their hot chase,” the PPRO said.
