Two men caught with the corpse of a 3-year-old-girl in Abia [PHOTO]

Two men believed to be ritualists identified as Chibuike Anibuife and Jonathan Nwogu, were arrested by the Civil Defence Corps in Abia State after they were allegedly caught with a dead body of a little girl concealed in a sack bag.

Abia state's Commandant of NSCDC, Mr. Andy Dateer, said the two men were arrested by NSCDC officers on patrol at Ariaria Junction, Osisioma near Aba.


He explained that the suspects were almost lynched by some residents initially intercepted them after the discovery of the corpse of the little girl. But the suspects were whisked away to prevent them from being lynched by mob.

He said, “The people were attracted to the suspects following a sharp argument between them and another man. The man, however, escaped when he sensed that the residents had become suspicious of them.

“The mob was infuriated by the strange content of the sack and demanded explanations from the men, but their failure to provide satisfactory answer made the mob descend on them.

“They will be handed over to the police for proper investigation. The NSCDC men only rescued the suspects from the angry mob so that the truth of their mission could be unravelled.”