Some unknown gunmen on Wednesday beheaded a retired mechanic and a palm wine tapper and paraded their heads in a community market in Orie Okporo, Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State.
A video of the heads circulated on social media, although the motive for the action could not be immediately established.
The Herald gathered that the 70-year-old mechanic was known as Felix Okechukwu aka Akaonyewetere, while the palm wine tapper was Berechukwu Udemba.
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“They were killed in the early hours of today (Wednesday). They beheaded the two men and displayed their heads on a table at Ori Okporo market square. They beheaded Felix Okechukwu. He was about 70 years old. He was from Ududu village and was a retired mechanic.
“The second person, Berechukwu Udemba from Amanato-Okpuru community, was a palm wine tapper.
“They killed them in their various houses, brought their heads to Orie Okporo community and displayed them on a table. The families retrieved the severed heads from the market this morning,” a source in the community said.
The gunmen’s actions were said to have created tension in the community.
However, a spokesman for the Imo State Police Command, Micheal Abattam said that the matter was under investigation.