Corps member raped and murdered in Imo state just days to passing out details revealed

The death of corps member raped and murdered in Imo state just days to passing out details has been revealed

Lillian Mgbanwa, Chukwuemeka Eze

To any average and forward-looking student, there is always a dream to be somebody after graduation.

But to 27-year-old Lillian Mgbanwa, her dream to become a chartered accountant was cut short on Sunday by one Chukwuemeka Eze, who allegedly raped her and murdered her.

An Accountancy graduate of Nasarawa Polytechnic, late Lillian Mgbanwa was doing the mandatory National Youth Service at the St Gregory Missionary Secondary School, Amiri, Oru-East LGA, Imo State, when she met her untimely death in the hands of men suspected to be ritualists, operating from Mgbidi, Imo State.

Parading the only suspect so far arrested for the crime, Chukwuemeka Eze, at the Imo State Police Command, Owerri, the Police Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, said that Eze’s arrest was part of the success of Operation Puff Adder recently launched nationwide by the Inspector General of Police.

According to him, “here is Chukwuemeka Eze, who murdered a ex- youth corps member, Lillian Mgbanwa, after raping her.”

Mba said: “on July 2, 2019, Eze, who pretended to be insane, deaf and dumb, took an android phone belonging to his prey to the shop of one Ahamefule Onyeka for charging.

Onyeka , who suspected Eze as he could not defend the calls coming into the phone, reported the development to the police in Oru West.

This suspect was arrested and he confessed that he took away the ex-corps member’s phone after raping her to death.”

However, our investigation reveals that late Mgbanwa was still serving her nation when she met her death.

A source close to Lillian’s youth corps colleagues said that she went to join her colleagues in Mgbidi on Saturday for their skill acquisition training in tailoring.

After the day’s training, she decided to sleep over as it was too late to return to her house.

It was alleged that on her way home, Eze, and his gang forcibly dragged her to their hideout where she was raped and murdered.

The source said they suspected that Lillian was killed for rituals as her killers harvested some vital organs from her body and completely severed her head from the body.

Sources close to the community said that the people have been living in perpetual fear as Eze and his group have continuously raped and killed their victims.

The sources disclosed that two ladies have fallen victim to similar crime, and Eze and his gang remained untouchable as he would be released soon after he was arrested. One of the sources said that such action has raised strong suscipicion in the community that he (Eze) has wide connections with some highly placed individuals in the state and the police, who give him protection.