Angry Mob Kill Man Found With 'Mkpuru Mmiri' In Imo
A 27 years old man identified as Darlington Ugboaja has
reportedly been beaten by an angry mob after a local drug Methamphetamine popularly
known as Mkpuru Mmiri was found in him.
The 27-year-old man was beaten to death at
Anara market in Imo state. His death in the hands of the mob caused panic thus
pushing traders into locking their stores out of fear of a reprisal attack from
the victim's kinsmen.
A
source told Punch;
”They saw him coming out from a bunk where drugs are sold. They
suspected he had Mkpurummiri in his possession. They quickly searched him and
found the substance. They immediately tired his hands on an electric pole and
started beating him.
“He lost
consciousness and he was rushed to Anara Health Centre but unfortunately there
was no doctor on duty. They rushed him to another hospital at Umunachi where he
was pronounced dead ”
A close aide of the deceased Kingsley Onyewuenyi told the publication that
Ezihe community was saddened by the death of Ugboaja.
A
kinsman of the deceased, Kingsley Onyewuenyi told the publication
that Ezihe community was saddened by the death of Ugboaja.
