Assailants fatally shoot Anambra couple, discard bodies in car trunk
Unidentified gunmen have reportedly killed a couple, suspected to be husband and wife, and left their lifeless bodies in the trunk of their Toyota Camry (registration number: EE-621-EU). The grim discovery was made by passersby at a desolate location along the Tempo Junction, Umunya, on the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway in the early hours of Wednesday.
A circulating video on social media captured the dark-colored Toyota Corolla surrounded by onlookers, with its doors ajar, revealing the fresh corpses placed in the trunk. The presence of blood beneath the vehicle boot suggests that the victims were recently murdered.
Upon inquiry regarding the incident, the Anambra State Police Command's Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, verified the occurrence.
Ikenga further mentioned that officers from the Oyi Division have retrieved and placed the two deceased bodies in a mortuary. Investigations are underway to uncover the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
“Under the leadership of the Oyi Division's DPO, police personnel recovered two lifeless bodies abandoned in a car trunk along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway at approximately 7:30 am today, 24/1/2024.
“The investigative team also retrieved the deserted vehicle along with several expended cartridges at the location. Simultaneously, the bodies have been placed in the morgue, and an investigation has been initiated.
“Initial findings suggest that the victims, a male and female, displaying signs of violence and gunshot wounds, were murdered and left in a black Corolla car with Lagos license plate number AAA 621 EU. Additional information will be communicated in due course,” Ikenga appended.
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