Native doctor commits suicide in Abia
From SUNNY NWANKWO, Umuahia
Abia Police Commissioner, CP Ene Okon, has confirmed the death of a native doctor who reportedly committed suicide near his shrine located at the back of his house.
Okon, in a telephone interview, said that the deceased identified as Onyeonoziri Friday was said to have committed suicide in front of “his juju shrine”.
It was learnt that the incident took members of his family by surprise as they never anticipated such and the deceased didn’t leave behind any message stating why he decided to his life.
The native doctor, according to findings, resides at Ukpakiri village in Amaise autonomous community in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State.
The deceased, in his late thirties, was said to have hanged himself while his pregnant wife and son were sleeping inside their house.
While the reason for his action was attributed to his persistent sickness, others linked it to frustration.
Unconfirmed reports have it that the deceased has been acting strangely in the past two weeks, which they suspected could be caused by depression but has been under the watch of members of the family.
A source, in the area who gave her name as Ogadinma Nwachukwu, said: “It was this morning that we started hearing cries from his house and when we all gathered, we discovered that our brother, whom we all sat yesterday with is gone.
“When we asked the wife, she said that the husband told her that he was going to pass the night at Ntighauzor. After that, she went inside the house while the husband told her that he wants to leave his machine behind the house.
“According to her, she came out in the morning, only to see the corpse of the husband dangling on a tree behind their house.”
The wife, who was full of emotion, said that she can’t remember her husband having any misunderstanding with anyone.
She said that she only came out in the morning to see that her husband had committed suicide.
According to the wife, the deceased has been suffering from one illness to the other and has performed all the necessary rituals that he was asked to carry out because of his sicknesses.
A source in Aba Area Command, who spoke on the issue anonymously, said that police had already begun investigation into the matter in order to ascertain if there is a foul play. (The Nation)
- Abia Police Commissioner Ene Okon
13 churches sealed off in Edo for defying COVID-19 directive
The Enforcement Team on COVID-19 in Ovia South-West Local Government Council of Edo, on Sunday, locked up no fewer than 13 churches that refused to adhere to the state government’s directive on social distancing.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Vice Chairman of the council, Mr Fred Aimienwanwu, led the task force team on the exercise.
Aimienwanwu said that the team took the decision to visit some worship centres in order to ensure total compliance with the state government’s order to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in the state.
NAN reports that the enforcement team mandated by the council boss, Mr Destiny Enabulele, to enforce compliance and seal off the churches defying government’s order.
Aimienwanwu said that the team carried out the enforcement, acting on tip-off given by some individuals.
“These observers reported that some churches directed their members to attend service in spite of the lockdown order by the federal, state and local governments,” he said.
He further warned businesses and worship centres within the council area to adhere to the orders given by President Muhammadu Buhari, Gov. Godwin Obaseki and by extension, the local government chairman.
“There will be no hidden place for defaulters,” the vice chairman warned.Aimienwanwu was accompanied by other members of the committee, Secretary to the Local Government, Obateru Oladimeji and the Divisional Police Officer, Iguobazuwa division, Adenodi Bamidele, among others. (NAN)
