Abducted 82-yr-old ManBuried Alive In “Evil Forest”

The remains of an 82-year-oldretired Inspector of Police, Elder Samuel
Ekhoruyimen, who was allegedly abducted by some youths of Ewudu
village in Ovia North- East Local Government Area of EdoState have
been discovered in an 'evil forest' near the village.
However, his remains suggest that he was buried alive in a grave dug
before his abduction.
Pa Ekhoruyimwen who was the village head (Odionwere) of Oghobaghase
near Ewudu community was said to have been invited to preside over the
settlement of a dispute in his domain when he was allegedly waylaid
and abducted by some youths of Ewudu village.
Following his sudden disappearance on May 10, 2013, his children
living in Benin informed the Police who declared him missing after 24
hours of futile efforts by the family to ascertain his whereabouts,
according to Vanguard.
Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, Zone 5, Alhaji Hashimu
Argungun, while speaking on the issue, disclosed that following
intelligence reports, undercover agents led by one Sergeant Isaiah
Osivwemu arrested one Osamudiamwen Uwaila of Ewudu community.
The AIG who spoke through the Deputy Police Commissioner in charge of
Administration, Mr. Dave Akinremi, revealed that the confessional
statement of the prime suspect led to the arrestof seven others,
including the Chief Priest of the Ovia deity in Ewudu community, Pa
Stephen Oviawe, 78.
He added that two village heads and two youths were also arrested in
connection with the gruesome murder.
Meanwhile, the police boss said efforts to recover the corpse of the
former Police Inspector have been intensified, saying other suspects
now at large went to remove the remains from the grave before
policemen were led there by one of the suspects.
The prime suspect, Osamudiamwen Uwaila, speaking with newsmen at
theAdesuwa Police Station, yesterday, disclosed that he connived with
others now at large, captured the victim on the way to his village and
took him to an already dug grave in the evil forest of Ewudu
community.
He added that they plotted tokill the victim because of his alleged
role in a land dispute between Ewudu an d Orogun communities some
years ago.
Vanguard learnt that after the arrest of some of the suspects who took
the police to where the retired police officer was buried, it was
discovered that the body had been exhumed and reburied in a yet to be
identified grave in the Ovia forest.
It was learnt that the deceased may have been killed for ritual
purpose. However, one of the suspects (name withheld) while confessing
to the crime to thepolice, disclosed that they decided to re-bury the
victim'scorpse because they found outthat the body was buried close to
the road, therefore they had to exhume to reburyso as to ensure that
the body was not found by the police.