Posted by Samuel on Fri 11th Apr, 2025 - tori.ng
Onyekaba, who was said to be a staff of Abia Water and Sewage Corporation, had engaged in a hot argument with another man.
An angry mob has lynched a man identified as Uche Onyekaba on Ukaonu Street near NEPA, Aba, after he allegedly killed another man with a stone during a heated argument.
Onyekaba, who was said to be a staff of Abia Water and Sewage Corporation, had engaged in a hot argument with another man.
During the argument, Onyekaba allegedly picked up a stone and hit the man, which made the victim slump.
On noticing that the man had died, a mob of angry residents gathered and beat Mr Uche Onyekaba to death.
There were claims that the deceased civil servant was unhappy because of his unresolved salary issues in his office, which originated the argument.
But a senior staff of Abia State Ministry of Power and Public Utilities, who spoke to Daily Post under anonymity, dismissed the claims even though she confirmed the death of Onyekaba.
Spokesperson of Abia State Police Command, DSP Maureen Chinaka confirmed that the incident which happened at Ukaonu street by NEPA, was reported to the police.
According to her, preliminary investigation showed that two men were fighting during which one man killed the other person before an infuriated mob lynched him.
Chinaka added that the crime scene has been visited by the police, corpses of the victims evacuated, while investigation is ongoing.