A young man whose name was given as Uche, has conspired with another man to kill his 17-year-old cousin for ritual after defiling her in Imo State.
The Imo State Police Command confirmed the arrest of the two suspects over the alleged defilement and killing of the 17-year-old girl, Amarachi Iwunze.
The girl’s father Emeka Iwunze, at his home at Umuezeala Nsu in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo, grandfather, Raymond Iwunze, and aunt, Mrs. Kasarachi Chinedu, said that two persons had been arrested in respect of the alleged murder.
The girl’s father said that her daughter’s cousin, Uche, was among the two persons arrested by the police.
He said that Uche was the person who lured his daughter to the place where she was defiled and murdered in the process.
Emeka, a Lagos-based businessman said that the killing of his first child had broken his heart.
The victim’s aunt, Mrs. Kasarachi Chinedu, also noted that her niece was allegedly killed for a ritual purpose.
The enraged nurse said that some vital organs of her niece were missing when she went to the hospital to see her lifeless body.
“My brother’s daughter, Amaechi Iwunze, is a virgin. She was killed for a ritual purpose because her hair and thumbs were missing and her vagina and breasts were tampered with. When I saw her in the hospital, I examined her and discovered that she was killed earlier in the day because she was stiff. Her breasts were compressed and her vagina was tampered with because she was a virgin. We want justice.
The girl’s grandfather who could not withhold his tears said that he was dying because of the incident.
He called on the government and public-spirited individuals to ensure that his family got justice.
The police spokesperson for the command, Michael Abattam, who confirmed the arrest of the suspects said that command was doing everything possible to ensure that justice was delivered.