Local Government Area of Enugu State, when
a middle-aged vulcaniser, Stephen Eze, al
legedly hacked his friend and business
neighbour, Mr. Ikenna Anayo Omeje, to death
over N100 debt.
A source told Saturday Sun that the suspect,
Mr. Eze who hails from Edem Ani in Nsukka
Local Government Area and the deceased, Mr
Omeje from Umuafia Orba in Udenu council,
had been the best of friends for close to three
years before the ugly incident.
According to the source, trouble started,
when the deceased was said to have decided
to build his own shop few metres away from
his friend’s workshop.
The suspect was said to have warned him
several times that he had become arrogant
because he had made money to build his own
shop and buy a new motorbike.
However, on that Thursday morning, Mr.
Omeje took his motorbike to the suspect’s
shop to change its back tube, and was
charged N300. He paid N200 and promised to
pay the balance of N100 in the evening.
It was gathered that when the suspect left
for Nsukka to buy some materials, Omeje
went to his workshop and collected the
repaired motorbike.
The source further said that, when the
suspect returned and couldn’t see the
motorbike, he sent his apprecntice to the de
ceased’s shop to bring back the motorbike or
collect the balance of the money.
The apprentice went and delivered his
master’s message. However, Omeje told him
that he had resolved to pay his master in the
evening. This didn’t go down well with the
boy, as he decided to roll back the motorbike
to their workshop.
The deceased then followed him, and when
they got to his workshop, he was said to have
asked Eze the reason he asked his boy to
collect the motorbike.
It was then a quarrel ensued and the suspect
allegedly hit him on the head with a rod and
he fell and became unconscious.
According to the source, when the suspect
discovered that the deceased had lost much
blood, he locked his door and fled. Omeje was
immediately rushed to Nwaossai Foundation
Hospital, Orba, where he died yesterday.
However, some youths in the community who
were infuriated by the circumstance
surrounding the death of Mr Omeje launched
a manhunt for the suspect, and was appre
hended when he came to collect his two
children at Central Primary School, Orba.
The youths descended and beat him to coma,
and wanted to set him ablaze, but for the
timely arrival of policemen from Orba Police
Post.
Saturday Sun investigation revealed that
Omeje until his gruesome death was the only
surviving male child of his family as his elder
brothers had also died tragically some years
ago.
The officer in charge of the post confirmed
the incident, and explained that they rescued
the suspect from the youths, who were
hellbent on burning him alive. He however
stated that the case has been transferred to
the Divisional Police Headquarters Obollo-Afor
for further investigation.
The body of the deceased has been deposited
at Bishop Shanahan Hospital, Nsukka.
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