The Enugu State Police Command has announced the death of a 26-year-old man identified as Chikwado Eze, who was bound to travel abroad only to die during a ritual for ‘success’.
The spokesman of the Enugu State Police, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, announced Eze’s death in a statement on Tuesday night, adding that officers have arrested a native doctor and the father of the deceased.
“A native doctor, one Enuwa Odugu “m”, aged 48, and Uwakwe Eze “m”, aged 67, were arrested for conspiracy and murder of Eze’s 26-year-old son, one Chikwado Celestine Eze,” Ndukwe said.
He said the incident is alleged to have occurred when Uwakwe Eze took his son to the native doctor’s shrine for a ritual intended to fortify him with charms.
However, according to the police spokesman, during the ritual, the deceased was buried in a coffin but he unfortunately died in the process.
The overseas-bound young man was rushed to the hospital and confirmed dead by the attending doctor, with his body deposited in the mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
Ndukwe said the native doctor had confessed to the crime and other previous performances of such rituals.
The herbalist also attributed the death of the victim to his non-adherence to certain ritualistic rules he earlier prescribed for him.
“The case is under investigation, and the suspects will be arraigned in court once investigations are concluded,” Ndukwe said.
