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 col
lected the repaired motorbike.
The source further said that, when the suspect returned
and couldn’t see the motorbike, he sent his apprecntice to the
deceased’s shop to bring back the motorbike or collect the bal
ance 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 uncon
scious.
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 in
furiated 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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