Polytechnic undergraduate confesses to killing 3 in Imo
A 23-year-old undergraduate of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Chijioke Ogbonna, has been arrested by the operatives of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Imo State.
The alleged cultist and killer, also known as Ogbotiti, told police on Saturday that he had killed no fewer than three persons since he was initiated into the Black Axe confraternity in 2014.
Ogbonna said his reasons for the killings were an act of revenge.
The suspect who is an indigene of Umuejije, Isialangwa South Local Government Area of Abia State, said his main weapon was a locally made gun.
Police spokesperson in Imo State, Andrew Enwerem, described the suspect as a deadly cultist and armed robber. Enwerem said Ogbonna was arrested on August 19 in Owerri.
Enwerem said they had been tracking the suspect since 2014 for his alleged roles in other criminal activities.
He also added that “the suspect, who is a strong member of Black Axe, confessed to the crimes. He mentioned their gang members, nicknamed as Efizy, Ikalika, Shinshi, Bulldog, Baggy, Sky, now in Owerri Prison and X-money killed in an operation.
“He also confessed that they were the gang that killed one Michael, a student of Nekede Polytechnic, in 2015. In the same year, they killed one Mgbele on Douglas Road in Owerri and one Ifeanyi, a student of Nekede Polytechnic, in 2015.
“He confessed that they had killed so many people and had been on the run when he learned he was being hunted by F-SARS operatives. Also, last year in Owerri, upon information that he was being trailed by the police, he jumped down from a two-storey building while receiving treatment in a private hospital for multiples bullets injuries.”
