The Enugu State Police Command says it has arrested one Enuwa Odugu, a native doctor and Uwakwe Eze for conspiracy and murder of one Chikwado Celestine Eze who is Uwakwe’s son.
According to a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, the death of Chikwado allegedly occurred when his father Uwakwe took him to the native doctor’s shrine for rituals intended to fortify him with charms.
However, during the ritual, the deceased was said to have been buried in a coffin but he unfortunately died in the process. He was rushed to the hospital and confirmed dead by the attending doctor, and his body deposited in the mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
The police stated that the native doctor confessed to the crime and the previous performance of such rituals, attributing the death of the victim to his non-adherence to certain ritualistic rules he earlier prescribed for him.
The case is under investigation, and the suspects will be arraigned in court once investigations are concluded, according to the police.
