Umuahia Residents Panicky Over Discovery Of Two Corpses

Residents of Ohiya community in Umuahia South Local Government Area have alerted the Abia State government and security agencies about the discovery of two corpses.

The unidentified dead bodies, according to village sources and commercial transporters, were discovered over the weekend along the Tower-Ohiya section of Umuahia-Enugu expressway.

According to them, nobody could tell if the victims were killed on the spot or were killed somewhere else and brought to the area by the unknown culprits.

A bus driver, who spoke under anonymity, said that the corpses were in a decomposing state, adding that they were unclad and were face up.
In a reaction, the Abia State government described the discovery of the corpses as disturbing.

In a statement by Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma, the Media and Publicity Adviser to Governor Alex Otti, the Abia State government said that security agencies were working to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of the victims.

Daily Post