A man was stabbed to death in Owerri, Imo state, by his
landlord and the landlord's children, two days to the day he was supposed to
get married.
Udochukwu Malachi Iwuoha, from Agbaja in Nwangele, Imo state
was supposed to have his traditional marriage today, but he was killed on
Wednesday by landlord Paul Oparaugo and five out of his six children at No. 50
Onumonu Street in the Owerri between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.
According to the neighbors of the deceased, Udochukwu had
complained to his landlord about the chicken he was rearing behind his
apartment and said that the smell was affecting his health but the landlord and
his children took offense at the complaint and attacked him. They also stabbed
another neighbor on the hand when he came in to rescue Udochukwu.
Following the attack, Paul, who works as a security
personnel at a Guaranty Trust Bank in Owerri, and his children - Chiemezie,
Ndubuisi, Ugochinyere (lady in the photo below), Chidera, and Deborah - all
fled, while neighbors rushed in and took the injured man to the hospital. All
hospitals refused to admit him without a police report and he eventually died.
The state Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, confirmed the
incident and said that the suspects were on the run. He promised that they will
be found and said that the case is being treated as a homicide.
The victim's brother, Geemoney Onuoha Gerald, took to
Facebook to mourn his late brother and share photos of his dead body with the
injuries inflicted on him.
One dead and more destinies will go to waste in prison over chickens?
Folks need to learn how to choose their battles.
RIP...
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