His younger brother called for operatives of the local vigilante group who arrested the elderly man and tortured him for hours, and during the process, he died.
A 60-year-old resident of Nza Ozubulu in the Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State identified only as Mr. Kenneth has reportedly been tortured to death by operatives of local vigilantes hired by his younger brother.
An activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, made this known in a post he made on X on Thursday with the video of where the sexagenarian’s hands were tied behind him and repeatedly beaten with cutlass and sticks by his killers who took turns to beat him.
According to Gwamnishu, Mr. Kenneth was said to have sold a water tank in his family house and used the money to solve family issues.
However, not being comfortable with Mr. Kenneth’s action, his younger brother called for operatives of the local vigilante group who arrested the elderly man and tortured him for hours, and during the process, he died.
In the video of his torture posted by Gwamnishu, Mr. Kenneth could be heard shouting “They have killed me. It is death. I am dying! What did I do?”
As his torturers took turns to beat him, voices could be heard in the background saying in Igbo language, “You stole. It is a general property,” amongst other unclear words.
Meanwhile, Gwamnishu noted that “Currently his wife and children are subjected to fear and intimidation as they have vowed to deal with them if they continue to seek justice for the death of Mr. Kenneth.”
Demanding justice for the deceased, the activist said, “Ndi Nza Ozubulu, Anambra State, stop shying away from this case and protect the deceased wife and children.”
When SaharaReporters contacted the Anambra State Police Command for confirmation of the incident and reaction, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Toochukwu Ikenga, said he was not aware of the incident.
The police spokesperson who asked the family of the deceased to reach out to him said, “There is no report like that before me, please. Can the victim’s relatives see me please.”