How man, 89, was murdered in his home — Lawyer

A human rights lawyer based in Onitsha, Anambra State, Victor
Ejide, has petitioned the state police command to unravel those
behind the gruesome murder of an 89-year old man, Jeremiah Onunkwo,
who was allegedly assassinated inside his own house on Wednesday,
January 31.

In the petition, addressed to the state Commissioner of Police,
Umar Garba, Ejide recalled that the deceased Onunkwo was
slaughtered inside his house at Umusiome village, Nkpor-Agu, adding
that the gory incident occured at about 10 a.m. on the fateful
day.

Ejide recalled that though very old and visually impaired, the
deceased was blessed with good health and unusual physical
strength, adding that his lifeless body was found by his wife,
Anulika Onunkwo, when she returned to the house at about 11.30
a.m., barely two hours after she left the house for evangelism.

He noted that very sharp cuts were found on his head and body,
which could only be inflicted by the use of a sharp machete or axe,
adding that the deceased’s phone was also stolen by the
murderer(s).

He stated that his further inquiries revealed that the
assailant(s) evidently entered the house of the Onunkwo and exited
through the back door, adding that the deceased was slaughtered in
a hidden corner of the house, his clothes torn in the process and
his swollen neck showed further that in addition to the sharp cut
meted on him, the killer (s) equally strangled him.

Insisting that there is no doubt as to whether he was
assassinated, the petitioner contended that the shape of the wound,
the injury on the neck, the stolen handset and the torn clothes all
lend credence to the assertion that he was murdered, adding, “in
his life time, Jerry Onunkwo was a very active minister of
Jehovah’s Witness, a model in the neighbourhood and would be
remembered for his high sense of humour and generosity.”

A human rights lawyer based in Onitsha, Anambra State, Victor
Ejide, has petitioned the state police command to unravel those
behind the gruesome murder of an 89-year old man, Jeremiah Onunkwo,
who was allegedly assassinated inside his own house on Wednesday,
January 31.

In the petition, addressed to the state Commissioner of Police,
Umar Garba, Ejide recalled that the deceased Onunkwo was
slaughtered inside his house at Umusiome village, Nkpor-Agu, adding
that the gory incident occured at about 10 a.m. on the fateful
day.

Ejide recalled that though very old and visually impaired, the
deceased was blessed with good health and unusual physical
strength, adding that his lifeless body was found by his wife,
Anulika Onunkwo, when she returned to the house at about 11.30
a.m., barely two hours after she left the house for evangelism.

He noted that very sharp cuts were found on his head and body,
which could only be inflicted by the use of a sharp machete or axe,
adding that the deceased’s phone was also stolen by the
murderer(s).

He stated that his further inquiries revealed that the
assailant(s) evidently entered the house of the Onunkwo and exited
through the back door, adding that the deceased was slaughtered in
a hidden corner of the house, his clothes torn in the process and
his swollen neck showed further that in addition to the sharp cut
meted on him, the killer (s) equally strangled him.

Insisting that there is no doubt as to whether he was
assassinated, the petitioner contended that the shape of the wound,
the injury on the neck, the stolen handset and the torn clothes all
lend credence to the assertion that he was murdered, adding, “in
his life time, Jerry Onunkwo was a very active minister of
Jehovah’s Witness, a model in the neighbourhood and would be
remembered for his high sense of humour and generosity.”