The
police in Imo have arrested one Chimezie Osuigwe, a retired vice-principal, for
the alleged murder of his 78-year-old mother in 2003.
police in Imo have arrested one Chimezie Osuigwe, a retired vice-principal, for
the alleged murder of his 78-year-old mother in 2003.
Osuigwe
was arrested after the embalmed body of the septuagenarian was discovered in a
cupboard at his house by a family member.
was arrested after the embalmed body of the septuagenarian was discovered in a
cupboard at his house by a family member.
According
to Mr Musa Katsina, the Commissioner of Police in Imo, the woman, Mrs Lucy
Osuigwe, was declared missing since 2003.
to Mr Musa Katsina, the Commissioner of Police in Imo, the woman, Mrs Lucy
Osuigwe, was declared missing since 2003.
Katsina
told newsmen at the house in Ejemekuru in Oguta Local Government Area on Monday
that the embalmed body had been kept in that condition since 2003.
told newsmen at the house in Ejemekuru in Oguta Local Government Area on Monday
that the embalmed body had been kept in that condition since 2003.
“The
corpse of Mrs Lucy Osuigwe, who was declared missing in 2003 was found in a
large cupboard inside a shrine in a private room in a circumstance depicting
ritual practice.
corpse of Mrs Lucy Osuigwe, who was declared missing in 2003 was found in a
large cupboard inside a shrine in a private room in a circumstance depicting
ritual practice.
“The
embalmed body, which was kept in that condition for about 10 years is believed
to have been placed in the wardrobe by her son, Dr Chimezie Osuigwe, a devotee
of the Guru Maharaji Sect.
embalmed body, which was kept in that condition for about 10 years is believed
to have been placed in the wardrobe by her son, Dr Chimezie Osuigwe, a devotee
of the Guru Maharaji Sect.
“Preliminary
assessment of the scene of crime revealed that the woman must have been
murdered by the son for ritual purposes,” he said.
assessment of the scene of crime revealed that the woman must have been
murdered by the son for ritual purposes,” he said.
The
commissioner said that plans were on to arrest other members of the sect who
visit Osuigwe’s shrine.
commissioner said that plans were on to arrest other members of the sect who
visit Osuigwe’s shrine.
He said
the body would be handed over to the forensic team of the command to determine
the cause of death.
the body would be handed over to the forensic team of the command to determine
the cause of death.
He also
said the suspect would be held for first degree murder until the cause of death
was established.
said the suspect would be held for first degree murder until the cause of death
was established.
Source: Tribune
