Tragedy struck in the Amai community of Ukwuani Local Government Area, Delta State, as a 70-year-old man, Aghanti, and his 50-year-old daughter, Atagoshi, were gruesomely beheaded over a land dispute.
Atagoshi, a secondary school teacher and wife of a pastor, had purchased a piece of land in the community.
However, the land became the subject of contention when others laid claim to it.
The Delta State Police Command spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident, revealing that the assailants lured the victims into the bush under the guise of resolving the dispute.
Tragically, the meeting turned fatal as both father and daughter were beheaded.
“The suspect called the woman, saying he wanted to discuss the land issue. He then took her and her father into the bush, k!lled them, and beheaded them,” Edafe said.
“On the same day, vigilantes apprehended one Emeke with two human heads. He was mobbed and set ablaze by angry residents. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the human heads belonged to the father and daughter.
“Their headless bodies were found in the bush.”
DSP Bright Edafe further disclosed that the prime suspect in the case has fled and remains at large, but efforts are actively underway to apprehend him.
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