Anambra State
Governor, Peter Obi, has offered to pay N5m to anyone that can give information
that will lead to the source of the unidentified corpses found floating on the
Ezu River bordering Anambra and Enugu States on Saturday.
Obi, who cut short his overseas trip to
visit the scene on Sunday, described the killing and dumping of the corpses as
barbaric and shocking.
He said, “What happened here is unacceptable in any decent society. Human life and blood is scared and all of us must respect the sanctity of human life.” The governor, who said the two states would investigate the incident, added that they had directed the police to move in their homicide team and recover the bodies.
The governor directed residents of the two communities bordering the river, Amansea in Anambra State and Ugwuoba in Enugu State to desist from fetching water from the river until the corpses were cleared from the river. Meanwhile, the corpses have begun to decompose and are oozing offensive smells in the neighbourhood.
It was gathered that the police, local governments, ministry of health and the Anambra State Emergency Management Agency did not have the facilities to evacuate the corpses. Residents of the two communities have however been raising concerns about the consequences of allowing the corpses to pollute the river, which they depend on for economic activities, like fishing, sand excavation and water supply.
