ter graduation also failed to provide him with security; hence he and his wife had to be killed like fowls in the heart of the bush where they had gone to search for greener pastures for their family. Their lifeless bodies were discovered and hurriedly buried for whatever reason best known to the family and government, without any form of investigation. “Though the manner in which Onya and his wife were hurriedly buried is unsatisfactory, the best thing to do now is to seek justice for the slain couple.” She added: “It's comforting to hear that the governor of Ebonyi State has ordered for full scale investigation. Therefore, I hope and sincerely pray that those charged with that will do the needful by bringing the culprit or culprits to book. The State police command while confirming the murder of the couple, described their death as mystery. According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Loveth Odah, blood was only seen coming out from the ear of Ngozi and that she was four months pregnant. She said: “Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Onya–Oko went to Amata Oziza farmland to farm on Thursday and according to the DPO at Afikpo, they had a hut already prepared in the farm that anytime they work and get tired, they will sit down there and rest. Throughout that Thursday, they did not come back home. “According to the DPO, the family members came to the station on Friday morning reporting that Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Onya– Oko went to the farm and did not return home. He said he had to leave everything he was doing in line with our mandate of safeguarding lives and property and rushed with them to the farmland. To his greatest surprise, the couple was lying down side by side peacefully as if they were sleeping. He touched them and found out that they were already dead.”
October 21, 2020

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