A tragic incident has shocked residents of Anambra State as a pregnant nurse, originally from Enugu Ezike in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, was gruesomely murdered in what is suspected to be a ritual killing.
The victim, who resided in Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, had reportedly received a call from a man who posed as a client and requested her services to treat his ailing mother in Umueri village, Ogbunike. Unknown to her, it was a deadly trap.
According to accounts shared on social media and corroborated by eyewitnesses, the suspect—identified as Chiemelie Oborji, a native of Anambra State—had allegedly made prior arrangements with four other accomplices. Upon the nurse’s arrival, she was attacked and brutally murdered. Her body was later discovered in a pit near the suspect’s residence.
In a widely circulated Facebook video cited by Daily Post, a local resident named Iroko Ogbunike revealed that vital organs were removed from the deceased’s body, further raising suspicions of ritual motives. “Unconfirmed reports also suggest that parts of the nurse’s body were missing, raising strong suspicions of a ritual killing,” Iroko said.
He added that the community is deeply shaken by the incident, as young people were seen in the video retrieving the woman’s lifeless body from the pit. One of them was heard expressing anger and calling for the suspect to be declared “wanted in the entire community.”
Fortunately, the victim had earlier informed her neighbours of her intended visit, which helped in tracing her whereabouts when she failed to return.
Meanwhile, local sources say that Chiemelie Oborji has been apprehended and is currently in police custody. However, the Anambra State Police Command is yet to issue an official statement. Efforts by Daily Post to contact the Command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, proved abortive as his phone line remained unreachable at the time of filing this report.
The community and the family of the deceased are now demanding justice, urging the authorities to thoroughly investigate and prosecute all those involved in this heinous crime.
