The worsening security situation in Imo State took another dimension on Sunday as Otulu community in Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, was thrown into mourning following the tragic loss of its traditional ruler, Eze Joe Ochulor.
This happened less than 24 hours after Ochulor was abducted from his palace.
According to reports, the lifeless body of the monarch was found by the road.
His corpse was said to be discovered along the Chokoneze-Mbutu Road in Aboh Mbaise LG
This comes just a few days after the ward chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Ife/ Akpodim/Chokoneze Ward in the same Ezinihitte Mbaise LGA , Chiedoziem Anyanwu, was assassinated in the presence of his wife.
The gunmen had arrived and demanded to see him.
Upon confirming that he was the one they were looking for, they shot him and confirmed that he was dead before they left the scene.
With the latest incident, the lull in the business of kidnapping Traditional Rulers in Imo, has been broken.
Between 2022 and the early months of 2023, the kidnapping of Traditional Rulers in the State was rampant.
No fewer than three of them died in the hands of their kidnappers.
