Imo Police Arrest Brothers For Killing, Burying Sibling In Shallow Grave

Police operatives of the Imo State Police Command, on Tuesday, arrested two brothers, Lucky and Uzoma Amadi, for allegedly killing their elder brother, Orindu, and burying him in a shallow grave.

The incident occurred in Umuokpi kindred in Umuchimanyiri village, Obazu Mbieri, in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State.

Already, the youths of the community have forced the two brothers to exhume the corpse of Orindu, buried in a shallow grave within their compound.

An eyewitness, Chidiebube Okeoma, said it took the intervention of Policemen from the Mbieri Police Division to save the two brothers from jungle justice on Tuesday after their confession.

Village sources said suspicions began to brew after the two brothers repeatedly said their elder brother Orindu travelled.

It was alleged that the duo had mentioned at different places when queried that victim travelled even as villagers were worried that nobody could reach Orindu despite several phone calls to his line.

It was gathered that the youths on Tuesday morning stormed the Amadi compound and demanded explanations from the duo or face their wrath.

It was in the bid to avoid lynching that they allegedly confessed that they had murdered Orindu and buried him in a shallow grave.

According to the suspects, Orindu caused the death of their father about 10 years ago in questionable circumstances.

After the confession, the two brothers took the youths to the part of their compound where they had hurriedly buried Orindu’s remains in a shallow grave.

Already, the exhumed corpse had totally decomposed into skeleton.

However, the infuriated youths forced them to bear the corpse remains as exhibits on their necks like chains.

It was a citizen who immediately alerted the Police who arrived and saved the two brothers from lynching.

The eyewitness said he was alerted by somebody and decided to rush down to the community.