Native Doctor & Father Of Man, 26, Arrested For Burying Him Alive During Fortification Rituals

KINGSLEY EBERE 

A native doctor, Enuwa Odugu, 48 and a 67-year old father, Uwakwe Eze, have been arrested in Enugu State for taking his son, Chikwado Celestine Eze, 26, to Odugu for fortifications and he was buried alive inside a coffin. 

 

P.M.EXPRESS reports that both the native doctor, Odugu and the father of the deceased, Uwakwe, have been charged by the Police for conspiracy and murder under the Criminal Laws of the State.

 

The Police began investigation over the matter when the news went viral that a young man, whose father took to a native doctor for fortification, died one hour after he was buried alive inside a coffin.

 

This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer of the State, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed that the suspects have been arrested and detained at the Command for interrogation over their alleged conduct.

The Police image maker stated :“The Enugu State Police Command is making the public aware of the recent occurrences and handling of two separate murder cases.

“In the first case, a native doctor, one Enuwa Odugu “m”, aged 48, and Uwakwe Eze “m”, aged 67, were arrested for conspiracy and murder of Eze’s 26-year-old son, one Chikwado Celestine Eze.
“The incident is alleged to have occurred when Uwakwe Eze took his son to the native doctor’s shrine for rituals intended to fortify him with charms. However, during the ritual, the deceased was buried in a coffin but he unfortunately died in the process.”

“He was rushed to the hospital and confirmed dead by the attending doctor, and his body deposited in the mortuary for preservation and autopsy.”

“The native doctor confessed to the crime and the previous performance of such rituals, attributing the death of the victim to his non-adherence to certain ritualistic rules he earlier prescribed for him.”

“The case is under investigation, and the suspects will be arraigned in Court once investigations are concluded.”

Ndukwe added that “the second case involves the arrest of one Okoro Chukwuebuka Kingsley “m”, aged 24, and Ogbonna Samuel Chiedozie “m”, aged 18, for also conspiring and murdering 52-year-old Mrs. Patience Nkem Charles. The crime was motivated by a grudge Kingsley held from his time as her former security guard in 2021.
“The suspects confessed to strangling the victim in her home, leading to their arrest through police intelligence. They have already been arraigned in court and remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Custodial Centre.
“Both cases showcase serious criminal activities linked to personal grievances and harmful traditional practices, with the police actively investigating and prosecuting those involved.”