A horrifying discovery has rocked the quiet community of Umuojor village in Umumba Ndiagu, located in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State, where a teenage girl was rescued from the home of a well-known native doctor, Levi O. Obieze, popularly known as Ezeani or “E de play, e de show.”
In a shocking twist, the rescue operation also uncovered two decomposing bodies inside a soakaway pit in his compound.
The incident began on Monday when the young girl was abducted while accompanying her father to the farm.
A local resident, who spoke anonymously to journalists, recounted the deceptive tactics used in the abduction.
“The little girl was walking with her father to the farm on Monday when two men riding on a motorcycle stopped and pretended that their motorcycle had developed faults,” the witness said.
“One of the men told the father of the little girl to please help them with his cutlass to use and fix the fault in the motorcycle, which the man obliged.”
“They said the fault would require pushing the bike and begged him to help. It was in this process that one of the men grabbed the girl and jumped onto the motorcycle, and they zoomed off.”
The father, realizing what had happened, immediately raised an alarm, prompting the local vigilante group to organize a search mission.
By that evening, villagers heard a girl’s cries coming from a nearby bush, which led the search team to Obieze’s residence.
“Following the sound, the search party located the child inside the soakaway pit within the compound of the flamboyant native doctor,” the eyewitness added.
According to reports, the native doctor tried to prevent the vigilantes from entering his premises.
However, they overpowered him, entered the compound, and managed to rescue the girl.
A further search of the premises revealed something even more disturbing, two decaying bodies at the bottom of the same soakaway pit. One of the bodies was said to be that of a pregnant woman.
Obieze, infamous in the region for his lavish lifestyle and penchant for spraying money at events, is currently on the run, accompanied by his four wives.
A full-scale manhunt has been launched by security agencies to track down the fugitive.
In the wake of this horrifying event, high-ranking government officials, including Honourable Vita Ndu, Chairman of Ezeagu Local Government Area; Rt. Hon. Chima Obieze, representative of Ezeagu Constituency in the Enugu State House of Assembly; and the Enugu State Commissioner of Police, all visited the crime scene.
Acting on directives from the state governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, the Council Chairman initiated the demolition of properties belonging to the suspect on Tuesday.
This move, authorities say, is part of a broader crackdown to reinforce public safety and underscore the state’s zero-tolerance policy on criminal activity.
Authorities also confirmed that two men allegedly working as kidnappers for the native doctor have been arrested.
These individuals, captured by the local vigilante group, are now in police custody as investigations continue.
