Suspected cultists in Agwa clan, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, at the early hours of Wednesday, murdered a retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Christian Kpatuma, populalry known as HIPPIES.
A community source who pleaded anonymity said the deceased who was also a lawyer was killed by well known cultists in Agwa, who stormed his house in the midnight.
According another community source, indigenes of Agwa clan woke up on Wednesday to a devastating news of the gruesome murder of a retired Assistant Commissioner of Police and lawyer from Agwa, Barr. Christian Kpatuma, popularly known as ‘HIPPIES’, by cultists who have taken over Agwa.
The source said the cultists, who are well known in Agwa, went to his house in the early hours of Wednesday and killed him.
The community further called Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma to direct the security agencies to Agwa with a view to hunting the cultists and their sponsors until they are all brought to book.
They lamented that the indigenes of Agwa clan now live in great fear, in spite of the fact that her well-meaning sons and daughters suffered to build a Police Divisional Headquarters (adjudged to be one of the best in Imo State), which was commissioned barely three days ago together with a vigilante service.
Mrs. Nancy Amarachi, an indigene of the community lamented that a man that was not shot by gunmen all through his service as a police officer was killed by his own people.
“My heart is bleeding, our traditional rulers know what to do about this. Let’s say no to cultism, say no to killings, say no to crises, say no to stealing and say no to destruction of life and property. If they can kill big people like this, who will defend us?”.
When contacted, the public relations officer of the state police command, Mike Abatam said he would contact the DPO of the area for briefing.
