Man kills 22- year- old cousin over missing laptop in Imo state
There was confusion in Umudagu Mbieri, in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State on Wednesday after one Ifeanyi Ibeawuchi was found to have allegedly murdered his 22-year-old cousin, Ifeanyi Ogu, over a missing laptop.
The killing of the 22-year -old made youths of the community to take laws into their own hands by setting ablaze the suspect’s family house.
The fire, however, spread to other buildings around and efforts of a combined detachment of police operatives from the state police command and the Mbieri division prevented the fire from causing more havoc.
The elder brother of the deceased, Uchechukwu Ogu, said that Ibeawuchi had on Sunday accused his younger brother of knowing something about his missing laptop.
He said the victim denied the allegation, but the suspect, who is on the run, took him away in company with three other young men who claimed to be policemen.
The elder brother said the next news he heard after three days was that Ifeanyi had been murdered.
He added that after a search, he found his brother’s corpse at Umuguma General Hospital mortuary on Tuesday.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Andrew Enwerem, said normalcy had been restored to the area.
“We have started investigation into matter,” he added.