- *Son strangled father, removes eye for money ritual*
Chinalu Ogbonna, 27-years old man, has been apprehended by the police in Umuahia, Abia State for killing his biological father.
It was gathered that Chinalu who was suspected to have been engaging in ‘Yahoo Plus’, strangled his 57-year-old father, Mmaduka Ogbonna, at their residence at Umueze Road, Umuahia, before removing his father’s left eye for main purpose of using it for money ritual.
The spokesperson of the Abia State Police Command, ASP Maureen Chinaka confirmed the disheartened incident to journalists, said the murder case involving Mmaduka Ogbonna, a 57-year-old male, allegedly killed by his son was reported to the Central Police Station (CPS) on Monday 27th February, 2024.
Journalists confirmed from ASP Maureen Chinaka that Detectives from CPS Umuahia visited the crime scene and found the deceased’s lifeless body with his left eye gouged out.
The suspect, Chinalu Ogbonna, a 27-year-old male residing with his father at Umueze Road, opposite Junior Girls Secondary School Amuzukwu Ibeku, has been apprehended.
Further Investigations revealed that Chinalu Ogbonna strangled his father to death and intended to use his left eye for money rituals.
The corpse has been deposited at the morgue for autopsy and exhibits have been recovered.
The Police PPRO added that “the case is currently under investigation and will be charged to court.”
