Confusion In Imo Community Over Whereabout of 30 Yrs Old Man

There is palpable fear in Orlu community following the disappearance of a man in his thirties, Olanrewaju William Ifashola after he was accused of killing his friend.

Our reporter who probed into the matter revealed that following the alleged killing, Mr Olanrewaju and his accomplices now at large were declared wanted by the crime fighting authorities.

Investigation further showed that the accused person and his deceased friend had a brawl with a group of boys in the neighbourhood over their indulgence in gay practice.

Meanwhile, prior to the incident, it was gathered that the accused allegedly engaged himself in gayism with his deceased friend which is capital crime contrary to the constitution of Nigeria, and a serious taboo against the custom and tradition of the land.

A youth leader in the community, Comrade Chidi Nzekwe who was interviewed by our Reporter revealed that the incident happened in December 7th, 2023 when the accused and his late friend accosted by the group of boys to subject them to the tradition of cleansing the land off the atrocities.

The man hurt on the accused person is to compel him to explain his role in the alleged murder of his friend since the village boys insisted he killed his friend, as well as to appease the gods of the land, to avoid further customary doom in the community which might befall the indigenes of the area if not handled.

It can be recalled that since after he was declared wanted by crime fighting authorities, Mr. Olarenwaju has remained incommunicado and his whereabout still unknown.

In a chat with one of the elders of the community, Nze Chikwem Ezeibe maintained that the accused, Mr Olarenwaju may have escaped to avoid being arrest or killed by youths of the community he allegedly defiled.

Nze Ezeibe therefore insisted that the accused must be fetched out alive or dead by authorities for interrogation over the killing of his friend and also to face the charges of gayism levelled against him

Meanwhile, all efforts to reach the Spokesperson for Imo Police Command, Henry Okoye for reactions was unsuccessful as at press time.