Two
decomposing human heads were found in a hotel Known as ‘Upper Class Hotel‘ in Onitsha.
11 people suspected to be kidnappers or ritualists were with the heads, kept in
a polythene bag. The heads includes one man and one women. Also recovered from
them were two military AK47 rifles and two magazines. An infinity Sport Utility
Vehicle belonging to the owner of the hotel, two army caps, 40
rounds of live ammunition and many cell phones. The hotel was demolished by
government officials in accordance with policy of the government. The
demolition operation was code named Nzacha. The police
also arrested six female and five male suspected to be employees of the hotel, including the owner of the hotel, Chief
Bonaventure Mokwe a.k.a Obiridike-Akanani. Police
acted on a tip off that human meat was being sold in the hotel.
An eye
witness, at the Ose-Okwodu market, opposite the hotel where the discoveries
were made, said she had previously raised alarm over the criminal activities in
the hotel, but nobody listened to her.
witness, at the Ose-Okwodu market, opposite the hotel where the discoveries
were made, said she had previously raised alarm over the criminal activities in
the hotel, but nobody listened to her.
According to
the vegetable seller, “Each time I came to the market, because the hotel is
very close to the market, I always noticed some funny movements in and out of
the hotel, so I was not surprised when the police made this discovery in the
early hours of yesterday.”
the vegetable seller, “Each time I came to the market, because the hotel is
very close to the market, I always noticed some funny movements in and out of
the hotel, so I was not surprised when the police made this discovery in the
early hours of yesterday.”
Also, a pastor
who was among the early callers at the Onitsha Area
Command who spoke on
condition of anonymity, said: “I went to the hotel early this year, after
eating, I was told that a lump of meat was being sold for N700 [naira], I was surprised.
But I did not know it was human meat that I ate at such expensive prize”
who was among the early callers at the Onitsha Area
Command who spoke on
condition of anonymity, said: “I went to the hotel early this year, after
eating, I was told that a lump of meat was being sold for N700 [naira], I was surprised.
But I did not know it was human meat that I ate at such expensive prize”
The wife of
the owner, Nkiru, a lawyer, who spoke to reporters in Onitsha on Saturday,
claims the whole story was a set up, adding that her husband’s enemies were in
a hurry to destroy him and his business.
the owner, Nkiru, a lawyer, who spoke to reporters in Onitsha on Saturday,
claims the whole story was a set up, adding that her husband’s enemies were in
a hurry to destroy him and his business.
“My husband is
being detained in a very dehumanizing condition at SARS, Awkuzu, and the police
have denied him access to his lawyer and relations. “My husband’s hotel at No
8, Old Market Road, Onitsha which he inherited from his father, Chief G.C
Mokwe, has been demolished,” she added.
being detained in a very dehumanizing condition at SARS, Awkuzu, and the police
have denied him access to his lawyer and relations. “My husband’s hotel at No
8, Old Market Road, Onitsha which he inherited from his father, Chief G.C
Mokwe, has been demolished,” she added.
She insisted
that the human heads might have been planted by people who were bent on
destroying her husband.
that the human heads might have been planted by people who were bent on
destroying her husband.
