ALLEGED N69.15M FRAUD: WITNESS TELLS COURT HE PAID FOR PROPERTY NOT OWNED BY BLESSING CEO. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
ENUGU CP ORDERS INVESTIGATION INTO VIRAL VIDEO OF ALLEGED TRIAL BY ORDEAL AND ASSAULT OF WOMAN IN NKANU EAST, POLICE VISIT VICTIM, INTENSIFY EFFORTS TO ARREST SUSPECTS
The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, psc, mspsp, smicm, has ordered the State CID to investigate a viral video depicting the alleged trial by ordeal and assault of a woman in Amafu Village, Ugbawka, Nkanu East LGA. The victim has been identified as Chinenye Okonkwo, a woman of around 60 years.
Following the video, Police operatives from Nkanu East Division visited the victim and obtained her statement. Preliminary findings indicate that she was allegedly subjected to severe abuse, including being forced to eat human faeces, over accusations of witchcraft and responsibility for the death of her husband's brother's wife. Efforts are ongoing to identify and arrest the perpetrators, who are currently at large.
The CP has condemned the alleged acts of violence and degrading treatment, directing a thorough investigation and intensified efforts to apprehend the suspects and their accomplices. He warned against jungle justice and other forms of self-help, assuring that anyone found culpable would face the full weight of the law.
SP DANIEL NDUKWE, mnipr, mnisma
Police Public Relations Officer
Enugu State Command
State Headquarters
GRA, Enugu
October 12, 2026
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