Unidentified assailants have killed a couple and left their lifeless bodies in the trunk of their Toyota Camry (registration number: EE-621-EU). The gruesome discovery occurred at a secluded spot along the Tempo Junction, Umunya axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway in the early hours of Wednesday.
A circulating video on social media captured the dark-colored Toyota Corolla surrounded and inspected by onlookers. The vehicle’s doors were ajar, revealing the two fresh corpses placed in the boot. The presence of blood beneath the vehicle suggested that the victims were recently murdered.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed the incident when contacted. Ikenga informed that police personnel from the Oyi Division have recovered the bodies and transferred them to a mortuary. Investigations have commenced to unravel the circumstances surrounding the tragic deaths.
“Police personnel attached to the Oyi Division led by the DPO at about 7:30 am today 24/1/2024, have recovered two lifeless bodies, abandoned in a car boot along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.
“The operatives also recovered the abandoned vehicle and some expanded cartridges at the scene. Meanwhile, bodies have been deposited in the morgue and investigations have commenced.
“Preliminary information revealed that those persons, a man, and woman, with marks of violence and gunshot injuries all over their bodies, were murdered and abandoned in a black Corolla car with reg plate number Lagos AAA 621 EU. Further details shall be communicated, please,” Ikenga added.
