There is tension in Amaekpu Ohafia community in the Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State over the killing of a 70-year-old hunter by
policemen attached to the area.
A 70-year-old prominent hunter identified as Chief Kalu Okowu a.k.a Crossca, have been reportedly killed by some policemen as tension erupts in Amaekpu Ohafia community in the Ohafia LGA of Abia State following a clash between youths of the community and the police attached to the area.
According to a report by Punch Metro, some policemen had beaten the victim to death while trying to arrest him for allegedly injuring a fellow hunter during a hunting expedition.
Disclosing to a correspondent, a community source who described Okowu as a jovial and peace-loving man, said that some months back, Crossca, who was the Chairman of Ohafia Hunters Association, a registered group with the Ohafia council, went on a hunting expedition with some of his colleagues when the incident occurred.
“Some pellets hit one of his colleagues, Agwu Oba, alias Aliko, in the leg. He was taken to Ebem Hospital, where he was treated and later discharged,” the source said.
Aliko was alleged to have reported the case to the police, which led to the arrest of the hunters who
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