The Ebonyi State Police Command says it is investigating the torture and killing of a man identified as Nnaogo Akpoke Anyim in Ivo Local Government Area.
A clip of the incident which was circulated on Facebook and other social media platforms showed Mr Anyim’s hands being tied in the back, while some men, said to be members of Ebubeagu, were seen hitting him with an axe.
Mr Ayim, accused of serially robbing and sexually molesting women, was said to have later died from the injuries he sustained during the torture.
The police spokesperson, Ms Loveday Odah, said some arrests have been made over the incident.
She confirmed that the suspects are members of the Ebubeagu managed by Ivo local council.
“Nobody has a right to take a life, no matter the offence the person committed. The police in totality condemn jungle justice, self-help, brutality of any kind,” she said.
