The immediate family and relations of
Chief Samuel Omeonu Ezengwa , a
village head in Umunkita , Nenu
Autonomous Community in Obingwa
Local Government Area of Abia State ,
have been thrown into shock after the
head of the family and a village head
in the community allegedly committed
suicide by hanging four days to the
daughter ’s traditional wedding .
A source in the area said the body of
the village head was discovered
hanging on a tree at about 7am
Wednesday by a member of his family
who had gone out that morning.
Though it was not known his reasons
for committing suicide , Vanguard
gathered that the incident has put on
hold the deceased daughter ’s
traditional marriage billed to hold on
Sunday , August 3.
A family source said the night before
the unfortunate incident , he had had
an intensive discussion with the
deceased over his daughter’ s
traditional marriage coming up at the
weekend , adding that the deceased
never showed any sign of depression
which had been attributed as a major
cause of the incident .
Sources said on hearing of the
incident , the Eastern Ngwa Police
Division drafted their men to the area
where they had a close session with
the immediate family and later left
the compound with the man ’ s body
still hanging on the tree .
A villager who spoke on anonymity,
said the body of the deceased could
only be brought down for burial after
some rituals had been performed as
demanded by their custom , describing
the state of the man ’ s death as one
of the things that “ is highly”
prohibited by their traditional belief.
Members of the family were said to
have been in deep shock over the
incident and could not speak publicly
on the issue.
Some reports , which were yet to be
verified at press time, have it that the
victim committed suicide after the
community had written the family
inviting them to explain what they
knew about an alleged financial
embezzlement on an electrification
project in the community, an amount
some said would be too much for
them to repay .
Efforts to reach the state Police Public
Relations Officer failed as he did not
pick calls pull through his phone but a
reliable police source confirmed the
incident .
Source : NigeriaCamera
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