Police operatives have arrested a labourer, Onyebuchi Ezeh, has cut off the private parts of a 72-year old woman in an attempt to use it for money ritual purposes.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Umunze, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The suspect, Eze, was later caught and he confessed that he and some others at large, committed the act on the instruction of a native doctor, who had promised to make them rich if they brought the required organs.
However, while they were cutting off the private parts, the victim raised alarm which attracted their neighbours who rescued and rushed her to the hospital for treatment while the suspects fled.
This was disclosed by the Media Assistant to the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Miss Chidinma Ikeanyionwu, who confirmed that the victim was currently recuperating at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka, where the Commissioner, Mrs. Ify Obinabo, had visited her.
Ikeanyionwu stated, “The incident was discovered after the survivor raised the alarm on Thursday. One of her workers alongside two other men stampeded her in her house and cut off her genital organs including nipple, ear, fingers among others”.
“The culprit, by name Onyebuchi Ezeh, who was later caught, confessed that they were sent by a native doctor to get the needed organs in order to become billionaires.”
“The suspect hails from Abakaliki in Ebonyi State, and usually helps the victim in cutting palm trees. He was said to have explained that they embarked on the act because they wanted to get rich according to the assurances of the native doctor.”
She also said that the Commissioner expressed sadness over the development, while assuring the victim that other persons involved in the crime would also be apprehended and charged to Court.
According to her, the suspect is currently at the State Criminal Investigative Department of the Anambra State Police Command, Awka and will soon be arraigned before the Children and Gender Based Violence Magistrate Court in Awka after the conclusion of investigations by the Police.