Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed the traditional ruler of the Otulu community in Ezinihitte, Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, Eze Joe Ochulor.
It was learnt that the traditional ruler was kidnapped on Saturday morning and killed in the evening but his body was found on Sunday morning.
A community source who pleaded anonymity disclosed that the body of the abducted monarch was found with his limbs cut off.
He said: “His mutilated body, with one leg severed from his body, was discovered along the Chokoneze-Mbutu Road where it had been dumped, while his family and community waited for his kidnappers to get in touch with them and possibly demand a ransom”.
The gunmen who broke into his palace and took him away shot intermittently, frightening away those who could have immediately raised an alarm.
The source further said: “There is tension in the land and our people are currently living in fear. The traditional ruler was removed from his residence on Saturday morning, which has left the villagers terrified. This is terrifying”.
When contacted, the State Police Command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, did not pick up his calls or respond to the message sent to him.
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