Tension in Anambra community over burial of corpse in family compound. 67 year old father alleges threat to life

By Okey Maduforo

There is growing tension in Ifite community of Ogbunike Town, Oyi local government area of Anambra over the reported burial of a woman’s corpse in another man’s compound.

This is coming as a sixty seven year old Pa Peter Nweke Ofodum raises alarm over alleged threat to his life and that of his wife by his cousins,who are laying claims to his land.


The tension is becoming the climax of a dispute between Ofodum the acclaimed owner of the compound and his cousins who it was reported were where being harboured in his house due to accommodation  challenges .

It was gathered that at the death of one of the wives of Ofodum cousins they insisted that the woman will be buried in the compound while there home is in Abagana Njikoka local government area.

Amidst heavily armed thugs numbering over fifty stormed the Ogbunike compound and buried the late woman despite the pending matter at the Otuocha High Court, the order by Zone 13 Police Command that they should stay action on the funeral.

According to a petition by the Ifite Welfare Association IWA and signed by the Chairman Mr John Obi and Secretary Mr Chukwudi Mbaneme to the Zone 13 Police Command the association alleged that;

“It has come to our knowledge that one Mr Chinedu and Mr Christopher Okaka from Umudum Obinagu Abagana planned to bury their dead at the family house of one Mr  Nweke Ofodum at Ifite Village Ogbunike”

“Also that we received message of Police intervention in this issue on the proposed day of the funeral being 28th May 2024 “

“This action is posing security risks to peace and we’ll being of the community”

“We found out that the matter is before the High Court 1 Otuocha with Suit No OT/ 200/19 . Sir by this development we seek for your timely intervention to stop break down of Law and Order which will affect our peace loving Community”it stated.

Speaking to reporters in Awka Pa Peter Nweke Ofodum lamented that after the burial suspected hoodlums came at night shooting sporadically asking him to come out and fight them .

“It was in the night and they were shooting guns any how asking me to come out and fight them and I had to call the Zone 13 Police Command to tell them what was going on that night and I also called the leadership of the town and reported the matter”

“This set of people had stormed my house with guns and shot my wife on the leg and had it been that they saw me they would have killed me ” he said.

When contacted the Chairman of the village confirmed the threat to peace in the community and also confirmed that they written to Zone 13 Police Command about the burial yet they went ahead to bury the woman.

“Presently we are suing for peace and the plaintiff have come to me for settlement and we are going to speak with the Peter Nweke Ofodum family and all that we want to do is to avert crisis in our community and we have told those that went to Court to withdraw the suit first then we can take it from there” he said

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