By Izunna Okafor, Awka
Another lifeless body of a yet-to-be-identified individual has been found hanging on a tree in Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
This is coming barely two week after a similar scene was discovered in Idemili North Local Government Area of the State, where the lifeless body of a pregnant woman was seen hanging on a cashew tree along the Uke/Ideani Road.
The latest incident, which has stirred fear and curiosity among residents, was said to have occurred deep in the bush in the community, where the deceased was found dangling on a mango tree.
According to the Anambra State Police Command, an unknown individual had reportedly used the deceased’s phone to contact the police, through which the information about the body’s location was disclosed.
Confirming the incident in a press statement made available to newsmen on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, had already directed police operatives to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.
He said the CP, who described the incident as disturbing, has also charged operatives across the State to step up surveillance and intelligence gathering with a view to nipping crime and criminality in the bud, as well as demystifying this particular case and others of its kind.
While noting that the body has already been recovered and deposited in the morgue, SP Ikenga also confirmed that efforts are ongoing to contact the deceased’s family and to ascertain the possible motive or cause of the death.
He further reiterated the commitment of the Police Command under CP Orutugu’s watch, to ensuring the safety and security of all residents of the State, and to also bring to justice anyone found culpable in any form of criminality.
Meanwhile, calm has returned to the area, even as police say further updates on the investigation will be communicated in due course.
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