LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- More than 3,000 Women from Umunze Village, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, have taken to the streets to protest the death of a septuagenarian whose body parts were harvested for rituals.
Recall that voiceofnaija.ng had early reported that a domestic worker identified as Onyebuchi Ezeh, had been arrested for harvesting a 72-year-old woman’s sexual organs and other parts of her body for money rituals.
The deceased, identified as Mrs. Charity was on 2 March, attacked at her residence in Umunze, where her nipples, private parts, lips and fingers were cut off by her attackers, presumably for money ritual.
She was rushed to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka, where she was receiving treatment, but later died as a result of injuries sustained.
During the protest march to the local government building, women of Umunze community identified the attacker as an Abakiliki native from Ebonyi State and demanded that all Abakiliki residents living in Umunze be expelled from the community.
The women’s leader in the community, Mrs Bridget Enekwechi told journalists, “We have reviewed the activities of Abakiliki people living in Umunze and we have come to the conclusion that they must leave our community.
“They are many in our community. They impregnate our girls out of marriage, they rape our women and are involved in most of the killing you hear on Umunze. See how they butchered Madam Charity, they will leave our community for peace to reign.”
The President General of the community, Mr. Hippolite Olua in his address to the women, at the council secretariat promised to ensure that the deceased, Mrs. Charity gets justice even in death.
“We are calling on all of you to maintain peace and go about your protest peacefully. Our mother who was killed was a good woman and she does not deserve to be murdered in such a gruesome manner.
“The suspect has been arrested and handed over to the police, and he confessed that a native doctor told him to bring the items for money ritual. He has refused to produce the body parts he cut from our sister, and he will be charged to court soon and jailed. We promise you monitor the matter until justice is served.
Igwe Promise Eze, the community’s traditional leader, confirmed the majority of their tenants’ unlawful behaviour and claimed that a registry had been set up in Umunze to compile the identities of all non-indigenous residents.
“We want to know those living within us, what they do for a living, where they live and also get the guarantee of their landlords that they are of good conduct.”
