ABAKALIKI-AN angry mob was, weekend, reported to have burnt to death an alleged murderer, Emmanuel Nwegwe, 40, who allegedly killed his relative, Innocent Onu, 54, with a gun at Umunaga village in Uburu community of Ohaozara Local government area of Ebonyi state over a disagreement relating to a wedding reception venue.
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It was gathered that when the deceased, Emmanuel Nwegwe who had shot his relative last week in their family compound and ran into a nearby forest in the area for safety; was allegedly apprehended, killed and set ablaze by some angry youths who mounted close watch on him barely 8 days after the incident.
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In a chat with Vanguard, the Ebonyi state police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP, Sylvester Igbo who condemned the manner in which the deceased was allegedly killed by the youths of the area, stressed that they had no right to takelaws into their hands since the case was still under investigation by the police.
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He said: "The youths went into the bush and discover the man where he was hiding; they brought the man out, killed him and set his corpse on fire. Before information got to the police that the man had been seen, they have already killed him and police cannot lay hands on any person but they still investigating to know who and who actually killed the man.