The remains of the tricycle operator being carried away
The corpse of a tricycle operator, identified as Mr. Sule Muhammed, was on Friday found in an uncompleted building in the Okpuno area of Awka, Anambra State.
Muhammed, it was gathered, was axed on the head and other parts of his body.
His tricycle was dumped around the uncompleted building.
A native of Kogi State, Muhammed was declared missing by his wife and elder brother after he failed to return home on Thursday night.
Subsequently, the police were informed about the situation.
His body was found on Friday evening by a team of policemen and some indigenes of Kogi State resident in Anambra.
Speaking with our correspondent on the telephone, the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Nkeiruka Nwode, confirmed the incident.
She said, “Our men have moved the body to the morgue for autopsy, and I can assure you that it won’t be long before we get his killers.”
Nwode said an axe, suspected to have been used in killing the deceased was found close to his body.
Some respondents said the victim might have been killed by cultists.
“This Okpuno area of Awka is full of cult members, especially student cult members”, a source who spoke on condition of anonymity, stated
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