Press statement by Enugu state police command....
Gradually land acquisition is beginning to gain prominence because of
its economic value amongst others but the same
land usually serve as man''s
final resting place as he will be committed to the earth following his death.
The history of land dispute is always associated with evil and
sometimes loss of lives and properties.
On that fateful day being 4th of march,2017 at about few minutes to
8pm at Ukpata Community of Uzouwani Local Government Area of
Enugu state, Suspect identified as Daniel Ekemezie Alias Bakasi and a
father of two and an acclaimed mathematics teacher with ukpata
community secondary
school in uzouwani Local Government Area of Enugu
Coalcity state had allegedly
left his house in Ukpata
community and headed to his uncle''s place patrick Odoh now deceased
and believed to be about 83 years.
According to the suspect,he
had left to his uncle''s place
with the intention to ensure that he is sent to the great beyond in
other to settle their
age long family land dispute.
He disclosed that on getting to the place, he woke Patrick
his uncle up and informing
him that he has an issue of
discussions with him and
when he woke up, he now tied his mouth with cloths to avoid shouting and whisked
him quietly that evening to
Iyimkpafu/Ofiakputu forest
at Ukpata where he tied
Patrick odoh on the tree with rope and left him till 8th march 2017
when according
to him, the victim was seen
to have given up the ghost. He further disclosed that on noticing that
the victim is now dead, he hurriedly
buried him in a shallow grave and left.
The Enugu state police
command through its
operatives of the Anti
Kidnapping Unit acting on
intelligence information
promptly nabbed the suspect who disclosed what allegedly transpired
between him and
his late uncle and claiming
that they have been in an
agelong land dispute.
Suspect is helping the
operatives in their
investigations as he has also guided the operatives in the recovery of
the decomposed
corpse of late PA Patrick from the shallow grave inside the
forest on 4th April,2017.
Suspect is regretting his evil act which he blamed as act of devil.
"I want to tell people to
distance themselves from any
issue of dragging of lands
because it can lead to loss of
lives and properties. I want
the son of late Pa Patrick odoh to forgive me and even
take the land. Am ready to
leave the land for them. I am
regretting my action now.I
recently lost my wife and I
am left alone with my two kids. God please help me"
stated the suspect.
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