May 27, 2026
By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki
A Magistrate Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has remanded six persons in a correctional facility over the alleged murder of a traditional ruler, HRH Eze Josephat Ikegwu.
The defendants — Ucha Johnson, Ogobuchi Igwe, Nkpuma Nwankwo, Edwin Onwoshi, Itumo Joseph, and Emmanuel Nwaba — were arraigned on multiple charges bordering on conspiracy, murder, cultism, and unlawful possession of firearms.
According to the prosecution, the accused persons allegedly conspired on April 1, 2026, at Ishinkwo in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State to commit murder, contrary to Section 324 of the Criminal Code, Cap 33, Vol. 1, Laws of Ebonyi State, 2009.
