There is uneasy calm in Enugu State following intelligence reports that the State High Court Two in the coal city, with Justice Romanus O. Odugu presiding, is contemplating the release of the two key suspects in a high-profile murder case.
There is palpable tension in Enugu State capital as reports indicated plans by State High Court allegedly contemplating the release of the two key suspects in the gruesome murder case of late Igwe Emmanuel Chidiebere Mbah, traditional ruler of Oruku community.
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The police in Enugu State have launched an investigation into the murder of Emmanuel Mba, the monarch of Oruku Community in Mkanu East Local Government Area of the state.
The monarch died on Saturday in an Enugu hospital after he was shot by uniformed men suspected to be police officers from the police headquarters in Abuja.
His death sparked violence in the community as irate villagers stormed homes of persons suspected to be responsible for his death and torched many houses, cars and other properties belonging to them.
Shot at town hall meeting
The monarch was presiding over the town meeting when armed uniformed men stormed the meeting.