Tension In Anambra Community Over Murder Of Traditional Title Holder

Tension has mounted in Nri community, Anaocha LGA of Anambra State over the murder of a prominent traditional title holder, Oba Maduka Arubaluezeama,

A source in the community told LEADERSHIP Friday that the assassination of Arubaluezeama had created tension in the area because his alleged murder was being linked to the controversy around the community’s traditional stool that became vacant about eight years ago after the traditional ruler, Eze Obidiegwu Onyeso, joined his ancestors.

The source disclosed that Arubaluezeama whose traditional title was “Oba Muozuluaru” was murdered at about 7 pm last Tuesday where he had gone to supervise workers building a house for him in an estate located around WAEC Office in Nise, a neighbouring town.

“That estate where Oba Muozuluaru is building his house is also under dispute because there are other mult-millionaires who also purchased their own plots of land there to build their own houses, but, most people are pointing their fingers at the controversy around the Nri traditional stool because a gang of cultists had attacked Chief Sunday Alike, and, inflicted severe matchet cuts on him just as he was stepping out from Oba Muozuluaru’s house in the evening about three years ago.

“Just last year, the commander of Nri Central vigilante, Ogazi was, also assassinated in the evening, and, many people are suspecting the controversy around the traditional stool as the cause of the unfortunate happenings”, the source stated further.

Also, members of the Nri Nze-na-ozor traditional society were said to have been attacked few years ago while they were holding their meeting at Agbadani village, and, that many fingers were pointed at the traditional stool controversy as the reason for the attack.

LEADERSHIP, however, learnt that Oba Muozuluaru’s alleged assassins on that sad Tuesday night had first met him and warned him to leave his building site.

The source said that when Oba Muozuluaru made to enter his car to drive out, one of the gang members pulled out his gun and fired him severally first on his waist and later on his head, spilling his brain.

Meanwhile, when contacted the Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Anambra State Police Command, superintendent of police, SP Tochukwu Ikenga told LEADERSHIP that he was not aware of Oba Muozuluaru ‘s murder.

He, however, promised to make inquiries and get back to this reporter, but, has not as at the time of filing this report.

“There is no information like that before me. I will make enquiry”, Ikenga’s WhatsApp chat to LEADERSHIP reads.