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There is uneasy calm in Enugu State following intelligence reports that the State High Court Two in the coal city, with Justice Romanus O. Odugu presiding, is contemplating the release of the two key suspects in a high-profile murder case.
There is palpable tension in Enugu State capital as reports indicated plans by State High Court allegedly contemplating the release of the two key suspects in the gruesome murder case of late Igwe Emmanuel Chidiebere Mbah, traditional ruler of Oruku community.
2 min read The police in Enugu State have launched an investigation into the murder of Emmanuel Mba, the monarch of Oruku Community in Mkanu East Local Government Area of the state. The monarch died on Saturday in an Enugu hospital after he was shot by uniformed men suspected to be police officers from the police headquarters in Abuja. His death sparked violence in the community as irate villagers stormed homes of persons suspected to be responsible for his death and torched many houses, cars and other properties belonging to them. Shot at town hall meeting The monarch was pre...
Monarch killed, property razed as communal strife hits Enugu community On By Dennis Agbo There is palpable fear in Oruku community, Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, as the traditional ruler of the community, Igwe Emmanuel Mba, was allegedly killed by men suspected to be policemen from Force Headquarters, Abuja. It was gathered that many houses, cars and other property were also razed in the community in an orgy of violence that started Saturday and continued yesterday. One of the villagers revealed that the fracas started on Saturday when the now-deceased traditional ruler wa...
Oruku community in Nkanu East Council, Enugu State, is under tension following the killing of its traditional ruler, Igwe Emmanuel Mba, by armed men who claimed to be ‘policemen’ from the Force Headquarters (FHQ), Abuja. Led by one Inspector Danladi, the assailants also took away one Mr. Agozie Ani from the Oruku Townhall where the deceased monarch was addressing the natives. According to a witness, the armed men invaded the meeting venue in a sport utility vehicle and Toyota Sienna about 2p.m. on December 26, 2020 and sought to see the royal father. They were reportedly led to the town h...