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Kidnappers murder Imo monarch, dump body in market square

Chidiebube Okeoma
10 December 2021

Gunmen have murdered the traditional ruler of Atta ancient kingdom in the Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, Edwin Azike.

His corpse was found at the market square in the community on Friday morning after he was abducted on Thursday.

A community source, who pleaded not to be mentioned, told The PUNCH that four persons were shot dead on Thursday in the community after the monarch was kidnapped.

The source said, “The traditional ruler of Atta ancient kingdom in the Njaba LGA, Eze Edwin Azike, has been murdered. His lifeless body was dumped at the market square and the villagers discovered it this morning. He was kidnapped on Thursday and thereafter, the community was invaded which led to the killing of four persons.”

The chairman of Traditional Rulers Council/ Community Policing in the state, Eze Emma Okeke, said that the monarchs in the state were saddened by the killing of their colleague.

Describing the killing of Azike as an abomination, Okeke said that the council was on Friday morning informed of the killing of the traditional ruler.

He said, “We have got the sad news about the killing of Eze Edwin Azike. This is abominable in Igbo culture. I don’t know why traditional rulers are being hunted like this. We are not politicians, we are only custodians of the culture of our people. We were informed on Thursday when he was kidnapped, only for him to be found dead, this morning.”

When ed, a spokesperson for the police in the state, Micheal Abattam, promised to make an inquiry and get back to our correspondent but he had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.

The PUNCH had earlier reported that the traditional ruler of Mbutu ancient kingdom in the Aboh Mbaise LGA, Damian Nwaigwe, was on Thursday morning abducted from his palace.

Also, the traditional ruler of Achi Mbieri in the Mbaitoli LGA, Henry Madumere, was on November 20, 2021, kidnapped at Iho in Ikeduru LGA, while on the way to a public function.

The octogenarian monarch, who is the father of a former deputy governor of the state, Eze Madumere, was released six days after his abduction.

https://punchng.com/breaking-kidnappers-murder-imo-monarch-dump-body-in-market-square/

Buhari came with the demon of Bloodshed definitely..Them swear in Buhari 2 seconds everything scatter

Just like that BANG!! BANG!!

Evil Kidnappers

meanwhile Army and Police only useful in killing innocent people and burning properties...

The path to peace is paved with tolerance and understanding. Violence is never the answer

While the army is busy planting and retriving own IEDs just to demonize ipob.

Omo market square bawo.

Things they happen for this country o.

Omo this buhari regime na back to back bad news.

It’s so obvious rochas and hope uzodimma are not tired of killing each other.
Well, we’re spectators in this arena

When a Yahoo yahoo man is made governor via dubious way everything will be turn upside down, that is what is happening in imo state.
This prove that presence of police & army in they east by Buhari & supreme Court governor is only to kill innocent people.

R.I.P

No more good news in Nigeria

Welcome to Biafra.

Una mumu never do.
they are done killing police, now they kill Igwe and parade him in market square.


Cowards will not look for the killer

Damn. This is bad. Market square ke

Asgard73:
Some where in Yoruba land skulls and bones are being harvest on a daily..

Another place in the North.. bandits just burn 46 humans in a bus..

.. and yet Yoruba people of southwest Nigeria are much fixated on igbo matters . Including the op.

Same government Yoruba use propaganda and outright lies to sell to Nigerians

Apc and foolishness

The same way you read about other regions in the news and comment is the same way they read about you too. I feel pained there’s no way you could blame this on Tinubu or Afonja that died many centuries ago. Pele. Continue shifting goal post until match go finish.

The useless Supreme Court Governor will not say anything. In fact, he has never condemned the killings going on in his domain.

Useless bastard!!

Without the military and police maintaining the peace, we will kill off ourselves via vandetta, tribalism and nepotism... this, the desperate young thug who finds himself with a gun, only cares about the freedom the funds he will get with the gun will give him...he has no business with the "struggle"

Buhari has failed the country, Afonjers see the plague you brought to Nigeria, Awolowo must be ashamed of you current folks.

Ipob terrorists bingos killed him because he was against Ipob setting up their camp in his domain

Why are governors just silent on state security like this
Is it until it's their child's turn

Killings no come too much like this

Anger is powerful

Nawa o Me just literally tired staying in Nigeria

Dendeboulaa:
F

F for failure

Buhari is a failure