The suspect, simply identified as Nonso, from Umuona in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, was arrested for attempting to bury his 25-year-old lover and her two children alive. 

He was arraigned on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, before the Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Court presided over by Genevieve Osakwe.

It was reported that the man, who was in a relationship with a single mother of two children, sent a commercial motorcyclist to fetch her and her children.

He later slit her throat and attempted to bury her and her two children in an already-dug grave in his backyard.

The victim, who told her story after she was discharged from the hospital, said she went to see the suspect because he had earlier promised to marry her.

“On that fateful day, the suspect sent a bike man to bring me and the kids to his house. He didn’t allow us to go home that day because it was already late. He later told me that he has a surprise for me, and he used a white handkerchief to blindfold me,” she explained. 

She said it was at that point that she struggled to know what was happening, but unfortunately, it was late as the suspect had already brought a knife and started slitting her throat.

The victim further noted that although she struggled for her life, she was overpowered and dragged to an already dug 4-5ft grave in the suspect’s backyard and she was pushed into the grave.

She also said that the suspect, who threw a big stone over her head, went to bring a shovel to cover her, when she started shouting, thereby alerting the suspect’s sister, who had long slept off.

According to her, it was the suspect’s elder sister who came to her rescue after she had also alerted members of the public, who captured the native doctor, but by then, the bike man, who was his accomplice, had escaped.

State Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Mrs Ify Obinabo, solicited for the victim and her two children through her Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) response team, and the victim was later arraigned.

During the proceedings at the court, the charge was read to the defendant, but no plea was taken.

The court also remanded the defendant at the correctional centre and ordered that the police transmit the original case file to the office of the Attorney General.

The matter was adjourned to December while the police were ordered to ensure the arrest of the fleeing accomplice.

The incident is reported to have occurred on Monday, November 1, 2021, at  Edeoha- Ahoada, a community in Rivers State.

 A group of irate youth, according to a witness, Ununuma Bidemi Edward-Odoi, accosted the native doctor and beat him to pulp.

The man, identified as Dr Mike Indian, led the group to his house where they saw photographs of people tied, padlocked, and nailed in different parts of the room.

The infuriated youth decided to destroy the chains and padlock to set the innocent victims free.

Godfrey confessed to having been given the skulls by another native doctor who is now deceased.

He was arrested after investigations commenced into the report of an exhumed corpse of a 65-year-old woman.

The woman who died sometime in 2019 was buried in a community cemetery, per a statement released by the acting Public Relations Officer of the Command.

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”On the strength of this report, the DPO Isiokolo Division swung into action, and detailed police detectives to investigate. During the course of investigation, information gathered through intelligence revealed that, it was one Godfrey Akpudje ‘m’ 60yrs who happens to be a native doctor that exhumed the corpse, and removed the skull, he was immediately arrested,” Edafe said.

Another skull of a yet-to-be-identified person was recovered when police raided his shrine to arrest him.

According to the Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Haruna Mohammed, they chained the victim and abandoned him for four weeks, leaving him in severe pain.

He said the suspects were arrested on Thursday, October 15, 2020, following a tip-off.

Police detectives on visiting the crime scene, photographed the victim and rushed him to General Hospital Enugu-ukwu for medical attention.

However, the suspects, who confessed to the dastardly act, claimed that the victim allegedly absconded with the sum of N150,000 proceeds made by their father after throwing up a party following a breakthrough in his business.

A native doctor in Sekondi in the Western Region was rushed to the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital Wednesday morning over what residents suspect to be broken heart.

Paa Dogo, as the native doctor is affectionately called in Sekondi, according to residents, had fallen in love with a community nurse who was posted to the town about nine months ago.

As reports suggest, Paa Dogo first came into contact with the lady when she was sent to Paa Dogo’s place for healing.

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According to one resident, Maame Pokua, the nurse found out that her boyfriend who resides in Accra was having an affair with her best friend. This, per the resident’s account, became unbearable for the nurse which she later tried taking her own life because of the heartbreak.

“She was acting abnormally at a point in time so we even thought she was going mad. A friend she made here sent her to Paa Dogo to heal her and help her overcome the heartbreak,” Maame Pokua stated.

Asked why she was sent to Paa Dogo, Maame Pokua said Paa Dogo is popularly known in Sekondi to cure people of heartbreaks and people with psychiatric problems.

“Paa Dogo was able to heal the nurse through herbal medicines and counseling. He then fell in love with the lady and was buying expensive items for her from his small native doctor business. He asked the nurse out and she agreed to date him,” she said.

Maame Pokua continued, “A few weeks through the dating, Paa Dogo went to the nurse’s place to give her pre valentine flowers only to find the nurse’s ex-boyfriend in bed with her. Paa Dogo dropped the flowers and immediately shouted ‘Aw Jesus, I’m dead.’”

At the time of filing this report, he was in coma and receiving medical care at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital intensive care unit.