The people of Amuri Ancient Kingdom in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State on Tuesday reportedly placed curse on the killers of the son and former senatorial candidate of Labour Party (LP) for the 2023 Enugu East Senatorial District election, Barr. Oyibo Chukwu.
Chukwu was murdered three days to the National Assembly elections on February 22 with the assailants setting him and six other occupants of his Siena vehicle ablaze after shooting them while returning from a political campaign outing in Enugu South local government area of the state.
However,. more than one month after the gruesome murder of the late politician with no news yet on the arrest of the perpetrators, the people of the community decided to take the matter to their ancestors.
The people, comprising mainly the elders and titled men from the four communities that makes up the Ancient Kingdom, led by the eldest men in the locality and two traditional rulers, Igwe Charles Nwoye and Igwe Fidelis Nsiegbu, converged on their ancestral square and placed curses on the perpetrators, and also invoked the spirit of their ancestors to avenge his death.
Igwe Nwoye, who said the people of the town believed strongly in natural justice and philosophy of ‘live and let live’, prayed their ancestors to rise up and bring justice to their late son.
The Monarchs also prayed the gods of the land to ensure that any one involved, directly or indirectly in the unholy act is made to face the consequences of their nefarious conduct, adding that “he who kills by sword, must surely die by sword”
Speaking with newsmen at the event, an emotional younger brother to the late Barr. Chukwu, and Senator-elect, for Enugu East Senatorial zone, Sir Kelvin Chukwu, expressed appreciation to their kinsmen for the love and solidarity they have continued to show to the family since the ugly incident occured.
According to the Senator-elect, the family is yet to recover from the rude shock of the grousome “murder of our late brother, late Barr. Oyibo Chukwu, who was shot dead and his Corpse burnt by his killers.
He said,
“So, what our people are doing here today is important because it is in consonance with the tradition of our community, it’s our way of seeking justice through traditional means.”