It was not very clear how
the two youngsters were eventually found in the parked vehicle, but the two
children had previously been declared missing by their parents.
Palpable confusion has
gripped the sleepy rural Awaka community in Owerri North Local Government area
of Imo State, following the shocking discovery of corpses of two children
inside an abandoned car.
The mysterious
disappearance of the two children, as well as the shocking discovery of their
bodies in the vehicle, attracted scores of sympathizers to the compound, close
to a popular relaxation spot in Awaka (names withheld)
A villager, who spoke on
strict grounds of anonymity, recalled that “when the tarpaulin used in covering
the vehicle was removed, the bodies of the two children were found.”
The man equally recalled
that the vehicle had been parked on that spot for a long while, adding that the
vehicle owner lives outside the shores of Nigeria.
“The owner of the parked
vehicle lives outside Nigeria. I do not even remember when the owner of the
vehicle last visited home. As at the day the sad incident was discovered, the
vehicle owner was not at home,” the man said.
Answering a question, the
villager affirmed that the police had already stepped into the matter, adding
that “in the usual police fashion, they would critically probe all leads with a
view to getting to the roots of the matter.”
When contacted for his
comments, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Andrew Enwerem, a
deputy superintendent of police, said that he had not received any such
information.
“As at the time of your
inquiry, no such information has reached my table. It may come later, but for
now, I have not received any such signal,” Enwerem said.
Na for rituals for sure.
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