Why my 26-year-old client died inside grave during fortification ritual – Native doctor
Story by Jane AISO
Enuwa Odugu, the native doctor from Inyi community in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State who was arrested over the death of his client, Chikwado Eze, during a fortification ritual has disclosed that the death was due to the client’s failure to follow prescribed ritual rules.
Speaking from police custody, the 48-year-old native doctor explained that Eze was not the first client for whom he had performed such rituals.
He maintained that the unfortunate incident resulted from the client’s disobedience.
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Eze, who had recently secured a visa to travel abroad, died after being buried alive for one and a half hour during a fortification ritual meant to guarantee success in his business overseas.
The police statement further revealed that the native doctor had confessed to the crime.
Uwakwe Eze allegedly brought his 26-year-old son, Chikwado Celestine Eze, to the native doctor’s shrine for rituals to fortify him with charms. During the ritual, Chikwado was buried in a coffin but tragically died in the process.
He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, and his body has been deposited in a mortuary pending an autopsy.
In a statement provided by the Enugu State Police Command spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, it was confirmed that both the native doctor and Eze’s father, Uwakwe Eze, along with other accomplices, have been arrested and the matter is under investigation.
In a related development, the police has arrested 24-year-old Kingsley Okoro and his accomplice, 18-year-old Samuel Ogbonna, for conspiring and murdering 52-year-old Patience Nkem Charles.
Kingsley, a former security guard of the victim in 2021, confessed that a long-standing grudge motivated the crime.
The suspects strangled the victim in her home, and through police intelligence, they were apprehended. Both have been arraigned in court and remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Custodial Centre.
The police emphasised that these cases highlight the dangers of personal grievances and harmful traditional practices, with investigations ongoing and prosecutions to follow.
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