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Gunmen Murder Imo Monarch – Dump Body In Market Square

Gunmen have murdered Edwin Azike, the traditional ruler of Atta ancient kingdom in the Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, Southeast Nigeria.

Gatekeepers News reports that Edwin Azike who was abducted on Thursday has been found dead at the market square in the community on Friday morning.

A community source, who pleaded anonymous alleged that four persons in the community were shot dead after the monarch was kidnapped on Thursday.

The source said, “The traditional ruler of Atta ancient kingdom in the Njaba LGA, Eze Edwin Azike, has been murdered. His lifeless body was dumped at the market square and the villagers discovered it this morning. He was kidnapped on Thursday and thereafter, the community was invaded which led to the killing of four persons.”

The chairman of Traditional Rulers Council/ Community Policing in the state, Eze Emma Okeke, said that the monarchs in the state were saddened by the killing of their colleague.

Okeke who described the killing of Azike as an abomination said that the council was informed of the killing of the traditional ruler on Friday morning.

He said, “We have got the sad news about the killing of Eze Edwin Azike. This is abominable in Igbo culture. I don’t know why traditional rulers are being hunted like this. We are not politicians, we are only custodians of the culture of our people. We were informed on Thursday when he was kidnapped, only for him to be found dead, this morning.”

Meanwhile, the State’s Police Spokesperson, Micheal Abattam, promised to make an inquiry, stating that he was yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.

On November 20, 2021, the traditional ruler of Achi Mbieri in the Mbaitoli LGA, Henry Madumere, was kidnapped at Iho in Ikeduru LGA, while on the way to a public function.

However, the octogenarian monarch, who is the father of a former deputy governor of the state, Eze Madumere, was released six days after his abduction.

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