CALABAR—A young man, who allegedly beheaded his elder
brother in Liokom, Wanihem community, Yala Local Government Area of Cross River
State on Wednesday, was reportedly buried alive in the same grave with his
victim.
One of the villagers, Sunday Uloko, disclosed that “Ojemba is the younger one. Obok came back
from a wake keep yesterday (Wednesday) morning and his wife gave him some food
to eat before going to the farm to stake his yams. But while eating, Ojemba
took the machete which Obok had sharpened and from behind dealt three cuts on
his brother and severed his head.”
Uloko said Obok’s
wife raised the alarm that attracted the villagers and they tried to arrest the
assailant, who took refuge in his room, threatening that anyone who comes close
would also receive the same treatment he meted out on his brother.
Uloko added: “He went
inside his room daring anyone to come close. Three young men with odeshi went
to his room to drag him out.”
Uloko said after he was brought out from his room, the
villagers had some deliberations before coming up with the decision to bury him
alongside his late brother, adding “the
villagers viewed his act as an abomination and that he too should die with his
brother. “They tied his limbs and dumped him inside the grave they dug for his
brother. They placed his brother’s body on his and covered the grave. “He was
begging and shouting that they should have mercy on him, but nobody listened.
Their mother died just some weeks back.”
Meanwhile, DSP Irene Ugbo, Cross River State Police
Com-mand Public Relations Officer, did not pick calls to her mobile.
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