Palpable fear has gripped inhabitants ofImoStateas what looks like the “Otokoto” era has returned with a female headless body found in Naze, Owerri North LGA, a male beheaded in Owerri and another murdered in Ohekelem, Ngor Okpala LGA.
Imo Trumpeta’s roving reporters were shocked to discover the dead bodies dumped by the roadsides without heads.
The dead body dumped at Aba-Owerri road, Naze is a female whose head was missing. As at yesterday, the body had started swelling up with foul odour spreading around the area. Occupants of the houses near the scene have abandoned their residences for fear of mass arrest. The lady who was wearing wrapper was lying face-down, after her attackers had chopped off her head. A close look showed that the head was cut off from the chest, leaving a deep hole on her shoulders.
The other mystery body is at Bank road,Owerri, with the head and private parts missing. Because of the busy nature of Bank road, the headless body attracted passers-by who feasted their eyes on the man whose actual age cannot be guessed since the head is missing.
Also another dead body is lying at Ohekelem along Owerri-Aba road just after the Road Safety office in Mbutu Okohia, Ngor Okpala LGA. The only difference with this dead body from the others is that the killers severed off the two legs from the ankle with the private parts also missing.
As at yesterday, the body was still lying there with a mountain of flies feasting on it.
This latest development has thrown fear into the spines of Owerri dwellers whose minds have gone back to the “Otokoto” days when human parts were sold for riches, while ritualists took over the state capital.
A Sociologist, Prof. Adolphus Opara, while speaking to Imo Trumpeta said that pressure of Christmas period is in the air and ritualists are on the prowl to make fast money.
He advised that people should be careful how they move and should avoid keeping late nights.
A security specialist, Major Justus Nnadi(rtd) said that caution should be the answer, adding that lonely roads should be avoided, while all appointments should be with identifiable persons. He also said that keeping late nights and entering suspicious vehicles should be avoided. “Everybody’s security is in their own hands. You should be careful, avoid lonely roads, avoid meetings with people you don’t know but have only had contact with through phones, avoid strangers and entering suspicious vehicles and try to follow your instincts.” Major Nnadi advised.
