Ebonyi father cries out over murdered daughter

By Uchenna ugwu

A father in Ebonyi State, Mr Dennis Agama has narrated how her 23-year-old daughter Caroline was lured away from home and gruesomely murdered by suspected ritualists.

Agama told journalists in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Caroline suddenly disappeared from their home on March 26, and her mutilated remains were discovered two days later after frantic search.

“We combed bushes and searched the entire community to no avail until two days later, when her lifeless body was found on Iboko Road in Izzi LGA of the state,” he said.

The octogenarian alleged that the deceased was lured through a phone call by her killers, “who, perhaps needed a virgin for their evil act”.

He said that her phone was not only seized but switched off by the suspects to disconnect her until after they had carried out their nefarious act.

“Caroline Ndidiamaka is my only daughter and before the incident, she was about to sit for her Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination at the Jordan Secondary School, Ndiebor Ishiagu Community,” Agama said.

He called for justice and government’s intervention in the alleged murder of the deceased.

Also speaking to journalists, the deceased’s brother, Christopher, expressed deep worries at the manner his sister was killed by her assailants.

He noted that the assailants cut off her tongue and private part.

He said: “During the search in the evening of March 28, a male voice contacted me with late Caroline’s number and claimed that my sister’s phone was picked up at Iboko Market Square.

“But when I wanted to make an arrangement on how to retrieve the phone, the man suddenly resorted to deceit,” he said.

Christopher appealed to the relevant authorities to help the family uncover those behind the crime and ensure they faced justice.

Meanwhile, Ebonyi Police Command said it has commenced investigating into the alleged murder of Caroline by suspected ritualists.

The command’s Spokesman, SP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this to newsmen, on Friday, while confirming the incident.

Ukandu said that the command’s Anti-kidnap Unit had taken over the matter to fish out the suspects.

(NAN)