Man escapes ritual killing from Imo hotel

A middle-aged man, Anayo Ukadike, yesterday alleged that he escaped from an attempt to use him for a ritual process in one of the hotels in Imo State.

In his statement to Imo State Police Command, Anayo Ukadike explained that he was attacked by three heavy able-bodied men as he was inside his room, 45, he escaped through the exit door

He concluded that it was a ritual attempt, as the hotel management told him not to involve the police when he explained his encounter in the hotel room to them.

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He narrated: “Worst experience in the hospitality of our life The name of the hotel is explicit Lodge Ltd, located at Marathana Avenue, behind Harvester Suit, New Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

“I was unfortunate enough to book a room in the hotel on the 10th of March, 2021. I escaped death only by Divine Providence. Their antecedents proved the fact that they are in the business of killing people for ritual purposes.

Reiterating his ordeal in the hotel room “I was brutally attacked in my room 45 in a Commando’s style by three dreaded able-bodied young men, who broke into my room but to their greatest surprise, I was able to escape after using my last strength to heat the particular one blocking the exit door.”

He furthermore said the incident was planned, coordinated, executed by the Hotel Management, their attitudes when contacted showed that those men were actually sent by them to attack him, thus, pleaded with by the hotel management not to contact the police.

However, he advised the general public to beware of the ritualist hotel, Explicit Lodge Ltd Located At Marathana, Avenue, Behind Harvester Suit, New Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria,” Ukadike.

When contacted by the state police public relations officer, PPRO confirmed that the command “We av received the write-up, and we are now working on it.