Prison Escapee Allegedly Murder 15 Years-old Boy in Imo

Palpable fear now pavades the entire community of Ihioma in Orlu local government area of Imo State following the killing of a 15 Years-old Boy by a prison escapee.

The deceased is identified as Chimuanya Arudiegwu, while the alleged culprit is known as Emeka Egbuaba.

Consequently, residents of the Iheoma community have been thrown into mourning.

According to information at the disposal of Towncriernews.com.ng, the suspect was said to have killed the boy and dumped the corpse in a soak-away.

The minor, as further learnt, was declared missing within the community at about 7 p.m. on Monday. Eleven days after his corpse was discovered with his heart, kidney and private part missing.

The community members are said to have caught up with the suspected killer, while the dead boy’s mother, Mrs Ifeoma Arudiegwu, a widow from the neighbouring community of Ihitte Owerri has cried for Justice over the gruesome murder of her son.

A community leader, Mr Chigozie Okonkwo who spoke on the ugly development, said the deceased was declared missing for more than four days before the suspect’s relative,  Chibuike, told the deceased guardian that his maternal uncle came home from Lagos, where he resides, and suddenly instructed him never to go close to the soak-away pit behind his house.

Narrating further, the community leader said when Chibuike queried why his maternal uncle asked him not to go close to the backyard, the suspected killer said he slaughtered a goat and deposited its part inside the soak-away pit.

He said while expressing disbelief, the boy simply went and informed the deceased guardian, who later took the residents of Iheoma community to the pit where the boy’s remains were discovered without his private parts, heart, and kidney, among others.

Okonkwo further explained that after the discovery, the community informed one of its sons resident in Lagos about the incident and invited the suspect, who was apprehended by men of the Ajangbadi Police Station in Lagos before he was transferred to the anti-kidnapping squad in Imo Police Command.

He said, “We are not safe if he’s released from police custody. The entire community, our traditional ruler is worried and that is why members of the community stormed the Owerri police command to seek justice for the deceased ”

When contacted, the spokesperson for the police in the state, Henry Okoye, said that he had yet to be briefed on the incident but promised to make inquiries and get back which he had not done as  at press time.