OVER 40 DECOMPOSED BODIES FLOAT ON ANAMBRA RIVER (VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED)

Residents of Amansea community, along the border of Anambra and Enugu State woke up Saturday morning , 19th January, to discover over 40 male corpses floating on the Ezzu River. The bodies were suspected to have been dumped in the river by unknown persons on Friday. There were suspicions that the bodies belonged to people who might have been victims of extra-judicial killings.

They were first noticed by fishermen and sand excavators at the Amansea section of the river as some of the bodies were trapped at the river bank. The traditional ruler of Amansea, Mr. Kenneth Okonkwo, described the development as “unfortunate,” saying the community had never witnessed such before.

Governor Peter Obi was said to have cut short his overseas trip to enable him visit the scene. The Commissioner for Local Government, Mrs. Azuka Enemuoh, who visited the scene with some government officials, said, “This is a river which is at the boundary between Enugu State and Anambra State. This river actually runs from Agbogu, Enugu through Oji River, it crosses Anambra State and empties into River Niger. “It is obvious that these corpses are floating from somewhere and I can tell you we haven’t seen the last of it.” See the pics after the cut (viewer discretion is advised)...