Residents of Umuechefu Obiuno quarters, in Igboukwu community, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, have reportedly deserted their homes over the presence of a deadly deity, Iyioji Ogbu.
The deity was said to have been imported from Umueri community, in Anambra East Local Government Area, on a genocide mission to the area, forcing residents to flee in droves.
It was gathered that the deity was placed in the family compound of two siblings over their alleged indebtedness of over N10 million worth of goods.
Sources disclosed that the people who brought the deity had approached it to kill the debtors, their families and others who benefit from them.
Prior to the planting of the deity, the chief priest reportedly invited the accused to the Iyioji shrine at Umueri with N5,000 delivery service cost and a crate of beer to come and defend themselves on the said N10 million debt allegation, which they failed to honour, as there was no such debt, according to them.
For this, the accusers took the deity to their family compound on March 18, 2017, which has continued to cause uncertainty, tension and fear.
Consequently, residents were said to have started fleeing in droves, which made the siblings to petition the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sam Okaula, through their counsel, Barr. Muoneke Eliseus Kanayo, pleading that the man who took them to the shrine, the chief priest and his errand boys should be arrested and prosecuted.
Residents flee Anambra community over killer deity
Chigozie Ekwenye is news reporter for 9News Nigeria covering Lagos State in the South West of Nigeria.
