This Lady was raped and strangle to death,then cut her Breast in Enugu

Ngozi Eze deceased and from top left: Ibekwe Eya, Eugene Ukwueze, Kenneth Idoko

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Things seem to be falling apart in Igbo Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, following the  discovery of the decomposing body of a lady, four days after she was declared missing.

The deceased, Ngozi Eze, 35, reportedly went to see off a friend on March 9, 2014 and was on her way back when her assailants  accosted her in a bush path,gang-raped her and strangled her to death. And as  if that was not enough, her breasts and private part were  chopped  off.

Efforts of the community neighborhood watch led by one Mr. Onyema Ossai, to  unravel the circumstances  surrounding Ngozi’s murder, reportedly led to the apprehension of  four men suspected to be behind the dastardly act.

The suspects identified as Ndukwe Omeke, a motorcyclist,Chinedu Ugwuanyi, a palm  wine tapper, Eugene Ukwueze and Ibekwe Eya, also a motorcyclist, alleged that  they were offered N600,000 by  one Kenneth Idoko, a cattle dealer, to get fresh  female  breasts and private part.

Surprisingly, one of them was discovered  to be living adjacent to the deceased’s compound.  They reportedly  told policemen that they decided to strike that fateful day because  the  community was  celebrating its annual ‘Omaba’ festival which usually  attracted a good number of people both within and outside the community.

A competent Police source told Crime Guard that the suspects confessed that the cow dealer gave them a  white handkerchief with which to wrap the  fresh private part and breasts  and bring to him before they would be paid.

However, when those of Ngozi were taken to him ( cow dealer), he reportedly gave the suspects just N500 to fuel their motorbikes ,claiming that he was yet to get the N 600,000 from the major source.

The suspects, according to Police sources ,further stated that immediately they delivered the late Ngozi’s body parts, sleep eluded them and  they began to live in perpetual fear . Unsure of their fate, they reportedly confided in their  anchor man  whom they said  gave  them a white stone  to put  in a cup of water and drink,assuring  that nothing would   happen to them.

it was gathered that before Ngozi was murdered, the alleged ring leader,Ndukwe Omeke,  attempted to kill his wife and take her parts to their anchor person ,apparently to have the largest share of the amount. He was reported to have successfully lured his unsuspecting pregnant wife to the bush to fetch some firewood he claimed to have gathered.

But his mission was rendered unaccomplished as his colleagues never showed up at the designated place, after six hours of waiting.

Police sources said the suspects confessed that their anchor person promised to pay  them N600,000 on every lady’s fresh parts brought.

How they were arrested

Explaining how they were apprehended, chairman of  Umuagama neighbourhood watch Mr. Onyema Ossai said: “Around 7.30pm, Mr. Jerome Eze, father of the deceased, came to inform us that his daughter Ngozi, who had gone to escort her friend was missing. Immediately,I assembled all the vigilante members in  the community and went in search of the girl,unknown to us that she has been killed.

“After a fruitless search that night, next day, we went to  Enugu Ezike Police division  to report,where we were  told  to  bring her picture. We  sent messages to neighbouring communities and commercial  motorcyclists informing them to assist in the search.

“Four days later, we were informed that some children who had gone to the bush to cut palm kernels came back to say that a foul smell was emitting at the bush part. We rushed to the place only to behold  the decomposed body of the missing  Ngozi.

“On hearing that the corpse has been recovered, one Ndukwe Omeke, who lives adjacent the deceased fled the community.This aroused suspicion and we recalled that he had earlier discussed a N600, 000 business deal  with his colleagues.

“Then ,we started sniffing on how they got a business of N600, 000 because  we all know  what they do to make out  a living. One of the assailants, Eugene Ukwueze, has been on the run for  three years over a robbery incident where one of  his colleagues was killed at Aji, a neighbouring community. 

Since it was discovered that Eugene was the one discussing the N600, 000 business , we invited him  for questioning because we already know his antecedents.

“One thing led to the other and we were able to arrest one of them who owned up and  confessed that they laid siege at the bush path from morning  till 4pm before they carried out the nocturnal operation.

“All the suspects are indigenes of Umuagama Community. We started apprehending them one after another and handed them over to the police for thorough interrogation.

“ We got information that one of them, Ndukwe Omeke, the gang leader, has been sneaking into his in-laws residence to eat at night. On the day he was apprehended ,we overheard his father in-law telling him to stay away from his compound that he cannot be sneaking into his compound after killing someone. In response, Ndukwe boasted that he can never be arrested by any person.

Chinedu Ugwuanyi  was a member of the neighbourhood watch of the community. He was alleged to be the one who tied Ngozi’s hands and pulled off her clothes while Eugene Ukwueze was the first to rape her before others took their turns. The corpse has been buried due to its decomposed nature”, he stated.

The deceased’s younger brother John Eze, who said the family was yet to come to terms with the reality of the  tragedy, revealed that at the station, one of the suspects ,Ndukwe Omeke told Police that his colleagues told him never to own up to the murder, assuring him that they would be bailed at the end of the day.

“But they later owned up. When we asked who sent them to kill N gozi, they said they  had no special person in mind to kill ,that they were only  waiting for any girl to emerge.”

Catholic priest reacts

The Parish Priest St. Mary’s Catholic Parish Umuagama, Enugu Ezike Rev. Fr. Mellitus Idogwu who also  spoke to vanguard, condemned the  murder of the innocent girl, saying that his Parish  had to organized a rosary procession to cleanse the land.

Rev. Fr. Idogwu also urged the Police to ensure  that all the culprits in the alleged crime were  brought to book,  to serve as deterrent to others .

He also called  for the need for  the neighbourhood watch in the community to be encouraged.

When contacted,  spokesman for the Enugu  State Police Command,  Ebere Amarizu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said investigation into the  murder had commenced, explaining that those behind the murder were currently being interrogated and had given useful information which was helping the police in  thier investigation .