Man kills blind brother, set corpse ablaze over land dispute

The Anambra Police Command says it has arrested one Onyedika Nnofu for allegedly killing his 47-year-old brother, Maduabuchi Nnofu who was visually impaired.

Nnofu also set the corpse of his brother, who was the chairman of Joint National Association of Persons with Disability in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of the state, ablaze after killing him on Sunday.

The killing of Maduabuchi Nnofu has resulted into anger among members of Joint National Association of Persons with Disability in Anambra State.

In a statement by the Command, preliminary information showed that the brothers were having issues over land.

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While calling for justice over the murder, the Joint National Association of Persons with Disability in Anambra said Maduabuchi was killed because the victim was blind and helpless, in a statement in a statement issued on Monday by its Chairman, Ugochukwu Okeke.

The Association therefore appealed to the police, the state government and members of civil society organisations to to ensure the suspect and his other conspirators were duly punished for the murder to prevent further maltreatment of persons living with disabilities.

“We are demanding justice for the late Maduabuchi.

“Justice is necessary to prevent a repeat of this man’s inhumanity to man on our member or any other person anywhere in Nigeria,” the association said.