Man beheaded over N200 debt in Ebonyi

A middle aged man was allegedly beheaded at the weekend by one Mr. Ogo Nwaji at Amanato Community in Onicha Igboeze of Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
The community was thrown into a state of shock and disbelief when it discovered the headless body of its son lieing along the road in the community.


Vanguard gathered that the deceased was beheaded at night when he was returning home from a popular drinking joint.
A source close to a security outfit in the area revealed that what led to the incident was as a result of an irreconcilable differences between the deceased and his assailant over the debt of N200.
It was learned that Ogo Nwaji allegedly confronted the deceased where they were drinking a local gin and requested that the deceased pay him the N200 debt he was owing him but the deceased according to an eyewitness claimed he was not owing him (Nwaji) any money.
This development apparently led to the duo exchanging words of abuses and threat to each other in the presence of those around.
Our correspondent further gathered that Ogo Nwaji who left the scene angrily, got to his residence, brought out a sharped cutlass and waylaid his victim at night and cut off his head as he was returning from a drinking joint.
Following the unfortunate demise of the deceased, a source hinted that the vigilante group in the community was immediately alerted and Ogo Nwaji was arrested, paraded and handed over to the police for prosecution.