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Last Updated: Saturday, October 23rd, 2004 HOME | Previous Page Tension in Ohafia over murder of 45 year-old man uche nwosu umuahia Palpable fear has        gripped Asaga community in Ohafia Local Government Area Abia State following last weekend’s  communal disturbances which swept through the area for four days leaving over 13 persons dead. However, official reports from the police and the community said only two persons were killed, with over 40 houses burnt by irate youths who rampaged the nooks and crannies of the community searching for alleged  evil men and women. Similarly, 24 of such people were banished from the community by the youths. Saturday Independent learnt that trouble which started a forthnight ago continued till penultimate Saturday. It was gathered that theyouths were infuriated by the death of one Nna Mba (45) said to be loved by the community because of his Jokes. Nna Mba went from place to place entertaining people with absurd jokes. The deceased was allegedly murdered by unknow persons in the early hours of October 2, for alleged ritual. Following the startling discovery, youths in the town allegedly took his corpse to the regent of the town, Chief Okwara Eke-Ebulu in  protest of the killing. However, the protest soon took a different dimension as the youths, became violent, destroying the houses and property of people perceived to be diabolical in the community. Their action was ignited by the alleged attitude of the traditional ruler who showed indifference to the gruesome murder. They were said to have hired one Uduma, a native doctor from Afikpo in Ebonyi State who came to the community and fingered a number of persons as not only having a hand in the murder of the victim but responsible for the vices committed in the town. These people, they claimed, were already known by every member of the community as “evil men and women.” No sooner than the identification parade ended than the youths, reportedly went on rampage destroying  houses and properties of perceived enemies.   Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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