Barely two days after the police announced the evacuation of 18 dead bodies found in Ezu River in Amansea, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, four more bodies have surfaced in the river. Two out of the four surfaced on Wednesday while another two were discovered floating on the river yesterday.
Yesterday’s discovery coincided with the visit to the scene by the Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, which Amansea is part of, Chris Ngige, who vowed to ensure that the mystery behind the dead bodies and their dumping in the river was unraveled. Ngige also called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to come to the aid of the people of the area, whose only source of water had been poisoned by the dumping of dead bodies whose actual number and identities were yet to be confirmed, with materials for medical attention and other forms of assistance.
Addressing the people at scene, the former governor of the state, Ngige said, “I’ve discussed with Governor Peter Obi, he seems to have no clue as to what is happening, he told me that, so I decided I must come here myself so that we can discuss as Senator representing this area in the National Assembly. I am here at Ezu River and I have seen with my own eyes, not hearsay, not story, not media stories two corpses here now.
He promised to contact the Inspector General of Police on the issue, haven discussed with the state Police Commissioner and state director of the State Security Services (SSS).
Ngige advised the villagers not to drink water from the river, as it would have been contaminated.
Source: sun news
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