A prominent titled chief in Eke community, Udi Local Government Area of
Enugu State was on Thursday hacked to death by persons suspected to be
Fulani herdsmen. The deceased who was identified as Tagbo
Oguejiofor, aged 85, was reportedly working in his farm at Oma Eke in
Udi when the suspected herdsmen attacked him. A source in the community who pleaded anonymity, said the herdsmen struck Oguejiofor on the head and he
died instantly. A
member of Eke Town Union who pleaded anonymity, said they have asked
the police to unravel the circumstances leading to the
dastardly act. Enugu
State police command spokesman, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, stated: “The Enugu
State Command of the Nigeria Police Force through its operatives has
commenced a full-scale investigations into the circumstances surrounding
the alleged killing of a man as well as its motives at his farm land at
Oma Eke in Udi local Government Area of the state on 19/3/15. “The
deceased identified as one Tagbuo Oguejiofor believed to be about 85
years had on 19/3/15 gone to his farm located at Oma Eke in Udi with the
wife when some men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen struck and killed
him as he was allegedly inflicted injury on his head.”
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