He added that security operatives, acting on information, stormed the area and rescued the man and woman while the corpses of the deceased were deposited in a morgue.
He said the state Commissioner of Police, Echeng Echeng, while reacting to the incident, sued for calm and ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka for a comprehensive investigation.
He said, “The command operatives, around 10am on Wednesday, rescued two victims who were about to be lynched by an angry mob at the Total Junction, the Ihiala Local Government Area. “To set the records straight, it is not a case of ritual killing, but a pure incident of murder. Preliminary information revealed that the two victims, a man and a woman, who were humiliated and paraded as shown in the video by the angry mob, were erroneously accused by the mob as they were seen at the scene where the murder took place.
“Also, a suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder while the victims are currently receiving treatment in the hospital.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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