Woman Killed And Burnt For Demandind Her Father’s Inheritance In Ebonyi

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) denounced the brutal death of an Ebonyi woman who wanted her portion of her father’s property yesterday.
Nnenaya Onu, a 35-year-old single woman, was reportedly murdered and burned alive by her assailants, with no record of their (assailants) capture in the State after the occurrence.

In Onicha Igboeze Community in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, she was allegedly tortured, stripped nude, dismembered, and burned alive.

According to the inquiry, the girl was slain beside her late father’s house, since her only sibling perished in the town under suspicious circumstances a few years earlier.

Mr. Christopher Onyekachi Okorie, State Coordinator, National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, confirmed the occurrence and added:

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“She was brutally killed, her limb severed and her things piled on top of her as she was burned beyond recognition.”

“It all happened behind her father’s house in Onicha Igbeze, Ebonyi State’s Onicha Local Government Area.

“Her old suffering mother accuses her relatives of the crime since they (the aforementioned Cousins) threatened her life countless times before she was slain, mutilated, and burned.

“Her assailants prevented anybody in the hamlet from speaking about the incident or even posting a photo of her burned body on social media or in any other way.”

“Her destitute mother is desperate for justice but lacks the financial means to fund police investigations and arrests.”

According to Vanguard, the child was slain when her mother left the village to meet Juliet, her daughter, in Abakaliki.

The State Coordinator of the National Human Rights Commission, speaking on the phone with Vanguard, said he had sent a petition to the Ebonyi State Police Command about the event and had yet to get a response.

“According to the deceased’s sister, the event occurred on December 23, 2021, and nothing has been done since then to bring the victim justice.”

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When contacted, DSP Loveth Odah, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Ebonyi State Police Command, verified the occurrence and said she will get back to Vanguard on the current state of the case.