Chairman of Sapele Butchers Association, Mr Michael Onyeach Nweke
was on Saturday night gruesomely murdered by alleged assassins at Sapele
Abattoir.
DAILY INDEPENDENT gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday
night at about 9pm at the Sapele market.
Speaking on the ground of anonymity, a source said Onyeach was
killed on the premises of the Sapele market abattoir where he was said to be
rounding up the day’s sales.
“Mr.
Nweke was the only one remaining at the market and was rounding up the day’s
business when three men attacked him with knives and machetes and stabbed him
to death.
“He was the chairman of the Delta State Butchers Association,
Sapele branch and I can’t remember him quarrelling with anybody or planning
evil against anyone. He is also into supply of cows and I don’t know why
anybody would want to kill Onyeach” the source noted.
According to another source, Onyeach had gone home that evening
and returned to the abattoir “his house was along Itsekiri Road, very close to
the market and he was fond of going back to the market every night to help
night guards in security issues and he was with a female friend when he was
attacked. It is a sad development. But we are calling for calm because the
incident is fresh and requires thorough investigations,” said the source who
simply called himself Jimoh.
He expressed confidence that the motive behind the murder would be
uncovered by security agencies during their investigations
At the Nwekes residence, relatives and friends who had come to
sympathise with his wife were heard accusing one somebody of killing Nweke.
“God will punish him, he killed my brother” a woman was heard raining curses on
the said accuse.
Efforts to reach the Sapele Divisional Police Officer proved
abortive, but a Police source said, there was suspicion of internal wrangling
and strife within the association, adding that the police and other security
agencies were working to track down whosoever was responsible.
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