Police rescue two alleged ritual killers from lynching in Anambra

<p>In the video being circulated, the corpse of the victims were lumped in a wheelbarrow, while the suspects were made to push them in turns.</p>, <p>But the state police command in a press release by its spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the matter was a case of murder, and not connected with ritual killings.</p>, <p>A man filming the incident said the suspects had killed three persons with the intention to use them for money rituals before they were caught by villagers.</p>, <p>The suspects, a male and female, were stripped naked by the mob in a trending video on social media.</p>, <p>“To set the records straight, it is not a case of ritual killing, but a pure incident of murder. Preliminary information reveals that the two culprits a man and a woman who were humiliated and paraded as shown in the video by the angry mob were erroneously accused by the mob as they were seen at the scene where the murder took place.</p>, <p>The suspects were arrested on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, following credible intelligence linking them with suspected internet-related fraud.</p>, <p>Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested identical twins, Takwan Potential and Takwan Peter, and 26 others for alleged internet fraud in Calabar, Cross River State.</p>, <p>Preliminary investigations showed that while some of the suspects specialized in love scams, others engaged in fraudulent impersonation and obtaining by false pretence.</p>, <p>Ikenga said the men of the command, upon getting information of the public parade of the culprits, quickly moved in and rescued them.</p>, <p>Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command on Wednesday rescued two persons accused of ritual killings from a mob in the Ihiala Local Government Area of the state.</p>, <p>The other 26 suspects were identified as Takwan Emmanuel, Kelvin Onedu, Evans Edwin, David Osuji, Osang Tony, Confidence Oblech, Uche Chinedu, Gabriel Kanong, Ojong Victor, Ephraim Ikechukwu and Shedrack Mfon.</p>, <p>“The Comm