Crime
Man Kills Friend In Imo, Sells Organs For ₦1.5M
Emeka Egbuaba who had allegedly confessed of killing his friend Sitxus Ezebudo also admitted to harvesting the vital organs of his friend which include the liver, Heart and penis
The Imo state police command has paraded a 29-year-old man for allegedly killing his friend, harvesting and selling his vital organs to ritualists.
The suspect Emeka Egbuaba an indigene of Ihitte – Owerre community in the Orlu council area of Imo was paraded in the State Police command.
Parading the suspect before newsmen on Wednesday, July 12, the spokesperson of the state police command, ASP Spokesman, Henry Okoye, stated that in a case involving the very brutal murder and harvesting of the vital body organs of one Sixtus Ezebudo ‘m’ who hails from Ihitte-Owerre in Orlu LG of Imo State, by a 29yrs old male Emeka Egbuaba who has since confessed that he is an Organ Trafficker.
He said, “Intelligence-led investigation and sustained follow-up to a case that was initially reported as a Missing Person led to the arrest of the 29-year-old male, Emeka Egbuaba by Operatives of the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit in his criminal hideout in Lagos State.
“On interrogation, the suspect confessed that On 10/05/2023 at about 1630hrs, he lured the said victim to an uncompleted building in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, killed him, and thereafter harvested his vital body organs like his lungs, heart, and private part, abandoned his corpse at the scene and escaped to Lagos State with the harvested body parts to sell for ritual purpose.
“The remains of the already decomposed body have since been recovered. We intend to carry out further DNA confirmatory tests on it. The suspect is here to interact with you. This is not a crime of passion but a clear deliberate and premeditated murder. The case will be charged to court upon completion of a diligent investigation.
However, fielding questions from journalists, Emeka Egbuaba who had allegedly confessed of killing his friend Sitxus Ezebudo also admitted to harvesting the vital organs of his friend which include the liver, Heart and penis for N1.5 million.
