By Dr Innocent Chidumebi Okonkwo.
Two suspects from Igboezunu Aguleri have been arrested in respect of a tragedy that struck on Monday, 22nd July 2024 at Ugwu nzu Farm in Ikem Nando community of Anambra State, as a woman identified as Obianuju Isiogugu, an indigene of Mgboko Igboezunu who was married to Ugwume Umuleri was reportedly beheaded in her farm and the head taken away by suspected land grabbers.
OMT gathered that the deceased, an indigene of Mgboko in Igboezunu Aguleri was ambushed in her farm while harvesting cassava by the land grabbers.
The suspected killers were provoked because the deceased saw them with a prospective land buyer and warned them to desist from her landlord's property and refered them to the verdict of Aguleri Rulling Council where the land grabbers were outrightly warned to vacate the land of Ikem people.
Speaking, the PG of Aguleri community Assembly, Barr Rolex Ifeanyi Iloakasia said that his Executive intervened on the disputed land and during the investigation, the land grabbers tried everything humanly possible to woo his Excos to their side but they rejected their offers and clearly told them the simple truth after which they were warned to vacate the Ikem land.
Continuing, Rolex said he was surprised to receive a phone call about the unfortunate incident after all warning to desist from the land.
The death of Obianuju has thrown the entire indigenes of Mgboko Igboezunu village into a mourning mood as people were seen giving eloquent testimonies of her good deeds.
The 68 years old woman was one of the best women to had existed in the history of the village. Late Obianuju was very sincere with a great sense of humor. She was known as a jolly fellow who nicknamed every villager and cracked jokes irrespective of age. She lived in the Ugwu nzu Farm with her husband for over 45 years before paying the supreme price for trying to save an ignorant buyer from having a deal with the land grabbers.