Dismissed FMC Staff arrested while attempting to k!ll, bury his neighbor’s child for ritual – –

Imo Police have confirmed the arrest of Mr Francis Chukwura, dismissed worker of Federal Medical Cemtre (FMC), Owerri, who tried to ok!ll his neighbour”s son for alleged r!tual objective.

The command’s spokesman Mike Abattam (CSP) confirmed the arrest in a press assertion issued to newsmen on Thursday in Owerri. He mentioned the sufferer, Henry Ekwos, 14, was lured by the suspect into his room and tried to ok!ll him after digging a shallow grave in his room earlier than he was rescued.

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“The incident occurred in Ubommiri in Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State, on the 06/01/2022 the place one Francis Chukwura lured his neighbours son, Henry Ekwos, into his room to assist set up WhatsApp utility for him in his telephone. The unsuspecting boy innocently entered with him into his room the place the suspect has already dug a grave-size pit.

The boy, on seeing the grave-size pit within the room grew to become suspicious and turned to expire, when the suspect picked up a m#chete and gave him a number of m#chete cuts on his head and physique,” he mentioned.

Abattam mentioned the sufferer didn’t cease working and screaming for assist, fortunately, passers-by who heard his scream instantly alerted the police patrol crew inside the space who then arrested the suspect.

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The PPRO added that the sufferer was instantly rushed to a close-by authorities hospital for pressing medical consideration whereas the apprehended suspect was taken to the station. He mentioned the suspect didn’t render an inexpensive purpose why he tried to ok!ll the sufferer however as for the grave-size pit he dug in his room, he mentioned the wife was conscious and it was completed to h#rt his landlord for giving him stop discover.

Consequent upon the suspect’s declare , the wife, Ezinne Anyanwu, mentioned the owner didn’t give them stop discover, however they’re owing lease for some months. She additional acknowledged that, on January 5, she queried him in regards to the pit and his response was, “he’s in search of the {dollars} he buried within the floor”.