Corpses of two men suspected of being brothers have been discovered in the booth of a Toyota Corolla that is said to be owned by one of them.
The corpses were discovered in the vehicle on the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, near the Tempo Mills in Umunya area of Anambra State.
The bodies were identified as Onyema and Nonso who were said to be on their way home from a church programme they had attended on Oguta Road, near Upper Iweka, Onitsha.
The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed that the “Police personnel attached to the Oyi Division, led by the DPO at about 7:30am on 24/1/2024, recovered two bodies, abandoned in a car booth along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.”
He added that, “The operatives also recovered the abandoned vehicle and some spent cartridges at the scene; while the bodies have been deposited in the morgue and investigations have commenced.”
Speaking on the issue, one Venerable Emmanuel Onovo, claimed that the two deceased men were brothers and members of the Anglican Communion in the state.
Onovo, who is based in Aguleri, stated this in a post he made on his Facebook page.
He wrote, “They are my two sons in the Anglican Children’s Ministry, Omogba, Onitsha, years back. I called their parents yesterday to offer them prayers.”
Another Facebook user wrote, “Two blood brothers kidnapped and killed in Anambra State yesterday…Ala Igbo has eaten their own flesh and drank lots of their own bloods.
“They attended a church programme at Oguta Road, Onitsha as I was told yesterday, only for them to be found at Umunya junction in the trunk of their car!!!
“Negodu men. This is really really heartbreaking.”
