Anambra Trader Confesses To Killing Popular Businessman, Children, Women

Trouble In Anambra Community As Trader Confesses To Killing Businessman, Children, Women

Trouble erupted in Awka-Eti­ti, Anambra State, on Saturday morning February 22, 2025, when a businessman aged about 35 years ran mad at the Eke Awka-Etiti Marketplace and stated making provoking but ear twitching confession in front of his shop.

The man, identified as Fri­day, a native of Ogunzelu, Aw­ka-Etiti, in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, was said to have behaved strangely on Saturday morn­ing and removed his clothes to the surprise of his neighbors and other traders who were arriving the marketplace for business before he started his confession.

While confessing, he said he was responsible for the death of a popular trader in the mar­ket identified as Samson Ileka, a pharmacist and owner of Sam Medical Shop and Pro­vision Store behind his shop who, according to sources, died Thursday night and was buried Friday in his hometown, Ichi­da, in Anaocha Local Govern­ment Area of Anambra State.

Sources said Friday alleged­ly confessed also that he had sent many children, women and other businessmen in Aw­ka-Etiti and other parts of the state to their early grave.

The confession was said to have ignited furious reactions from irate traders, parents of victims and onlookers who stormed the market place to lynch the suspect.

The quick intervention of the police and other security operatives who arrived the scene saved Friday as he was taken to the townhall before being whisked away to the Po­lice Headquarters in Awka, the state capital.

When our correspondent reached Eke Awka Etiti Mar­ket, the police and the Anam­bra Vigilante Group (AVG) was bundling the suspect into the police vehicle to take him away.

His shop situated at the mar­ket place was shut, two chest freezers, carcass of a bird be­lieved to be remains of a chick­en he was said to have used to clean his body when nemesis visited him among other things littered the front of the shop.

Ileka’s shop was also seen shut while onlookers and trad­ers stood in groups discussing the issue.

Source:- Independentng

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