The youth president of Inen clan, OrukAnam local government area of Akwa Ibom state, Hezekiah John Adaiden has been reportedly killed by suspected cultists.
Our Correspondent gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday night by 1 am when some suspected cultists known by the deceased visited him and were entertained with drinks before another group descended on the victim while they were still drinking.
An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said the cultists caught the youth president, dragged him to a corner in his compound beat him to coma and cut off his head leaving the headless body in the pool of his blood.
He said the hoodlums went further to loot the house carting away valuables items and poured the soup which the wife cooked on her head before they escaped with the head of her husband.
“Till now we can not understand what happened. The cultists arrived at the compound at a very odd hour in the night and since they are known by the youth president, he offered them drinks.
“While they were drinking at about 1:00 am, another group well armed arrived and were very violent as they dragged the victim to a corner and killed him.
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“The most annoying is that they beheaded him and escaped with the head after they tortured the wife and poured the soup which the wife cooked on her head as they beat her mercilessly.”
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in Akwa Ibom SP Odiko Mcdon described the killing of the youth president as barbaric adding that the perpetrators can not escape unpunished.
Mcdon said the state Commissioner of Police Olatoye Durosinmi has ordered the state Criminal and Investigation Department (CID) to commence Investigations into the matter.
“There is an ongoing manhunt in the area to arrest perpetrators of the crime. However, normalcy has been restored in the area. There is peace in the area now.
“A special squad has been drafted to the area to fish out the criminal. I can assure you that the suspects would be arrested and brought to book ” he said.
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