The gruesome murder of a native doctor by a man suspected to be mentally unstable in the area has caused palpable tension at Oba Aguleri, in Anambra East Local Government Area, Anambra State, yesterday, following
According to THE NATION, The murder was said to have triggered protest leading to destruction of properties worth millions of naira. Business activities were shut down in the area as a result of the crisis.
The Nation gathered that trouble began after the native doctor [name withheld] tied a goat he bought to offer sacrifice to a tree and went to the market to pick other items, but could not find the goat soon after his return.
A resident of the area, who preferred anonymity, said the native doctor enquired about the whereabouts of his sacrificial goat as soon he noticed its sudden disappearance.
“He was informed that a wandering madman untied it and took it to his house few kilometers away.
“They gave him direction on how to reach the lunatic’s house and he went straight to the place without fear of possible attack as he relied on the efficacy of his charm.
“When he got there, he met the madman already making plans to slaughter the goat for a meal.
“While he was still demanding to know the reason the madman took his goat, the mentally challenged man quickly dashed into his room and came out with a machete.
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“The native doctor took to his heels on sighting the machete in the hand of the madman,” he said.
The witness said the mad man ran after the native doctor, adding: “The madman caught up with him and cut him several times with the machete after he fell down.
“The native doctor bled to death before help could reach him.”
The Nation further learnt that irate youths in the area immediately mobilised and headed for the madman’s house to avenge the killing of their kinsman.
It was also gathered that the crisis would have degenerated into communal crisis but for the prompt intervention of security operatives who arrived the scene following a distress call.
When contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the incident, saying the suspect and three others had been arrested, linking the rampage to the death of the native doctor.
His words: “The man that killed the deceased had been arrested with three others making a total of four suspects.”