The police command in Anambra State said it has begun investigation into the killing of three persons including an orphan at Enugwu-Ukwu Community in the Njikoka area of Anambra State.

An orphan, Chubuzor Onyesoh, and two unidentified persons were reportedly murdered following a land dispute between Enugwu-Ukwu and Nwafia communities.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said in a statement in Awka that investigation had commenced on the matter.

Mr Ikenga said that the state Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Itam, ordered a thorough investigation into the matter after visiting the scene of the incident.

He said, “The CP has also urged the feuding factions to be calm and that the police will ensure prompt handling of the matter.’’

He said that preliminary information showed that the victims were lured by some individuals through a phone call to the disputed land area.

The police spokesman further said that the victims were asked to come over for a land transaction and were attacked with guns and machetes.

Mr Ikenga expressed the commitment of the police to do everything towards apprehending those behind the killing.

He said that the vehicle used by the suspects to carry out the act had been recovered by the police.

“The remains of the deceased have been deposited in the morgue,” Mr Ikenga said.

In his reaction, Chief Patrick Nworji, the President-General, Enugwu-Ukwu Community, Patrick Nworji, said that the incident had caused tension in the community.

He said, “There is tension in Enugwu-Ukwu now, but we are doing everything possible to control the situation.’’

Also speaking, a resident of the community, Christian Beluchukwu, condemned the killing, and described it as a bad omen.

Mr Beluchukwu urged the police and other security agencies to do everything possible to apprehend the perpetrators of the act.

(NAN)