Anambra’s axis of horror: Violent crimes take centre-stage at Umunya Junction
Road users in Anambra State seem to be living with growing apprehension whenever they have to make use of the Onitsha-Awka highway, following the incessant violent attacks going on at the Umunya end of the road where in recent times, series of attacks have happened.
Saturday Times gathered that crimes such as kidnapping, armed robbery and assassinations have become rampant at the end of the road in recent times. Earlier in the week, the social media was abuzz with a gory video of a couple who were killed at the same spot. The couple has been killed by some yet-to-be-identified gunmen, who also dumped their corpses in a car boot of their vehicle.
Their remains were dumped at a lonely place along the Tempo Junction, Umunya axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway with the bodies dripping blood.
The bodies were discovered in the early hours of Wednesday.
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In a now viral video, the vehicle was seen with wide open doors while blood was dripping from beneath the vehicle boot.
The incident was confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu.
Ikenga added that the police personnel attached to the Oyi Division have recovered and deposited the two lifeless bodies in a mortuary, while investigations have commenced to unravel the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
“Police personnel attached to the Oyi Division led by the DPO at about 7:30 am today 24/1/2024, have recovered two lifeless bodies, abandoned in a car boot along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.
“The operatives also recovered the abandoned vehicle and some expanded cartridges at the scene. Meanwhile, bodies have been deposited in the morgue and investigations have commenced.
“Preliminary information revealed that those persons, a man, and woman, with marks of violence and gunshot injuries all over their bodies, were murdered and abandoned in a black Corolla car with reg plate number Lagos AAA 621 EU. Further details shall be communicated, please,” Ikenga added.
