The Enugu State Police Command has successfully rescued a 13-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped for ritual purposes in the Ishiagu community of Ezeagu Local Government Area. Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the abduction, while the prime suspect, a well-known native doctor identified as Chief Levi Onyeka Obu, remains at large.
Acting on intelligence, police operatives raided a shrine in Umuojor village, where they found the kidnapped girl. Three individuals were apprehended at the scene, and the victim was promptly rescued. The Enugu State government has since demolished structures associated with the shrine.
Authorities have intensified efforts to locate and apprehend Chief Obu, who is suspected of orchestrating the kidnapping. The public is urged to provide any information that could assist in his capture.
Recall that on May 27, 2025, a 13-year-old girl was rescued from an alleged ritualist den in Umuojor village, Ishiagu community, Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State. The rescue operation was conducted by the Enugu State Police Command in collaboration with Neighbourhood Watch personnel and vigilant community members.
The girl and her father were reportedly collecting firewood when they were approached by men who requested a cutlass. After her father handed it over, the men abducted the girl and took her to a shrine owned by a native doctor known as High Chief Levi Onyeka Obu, also referred to as “Ezeani” and “E-Dey-Play-E-Dey-Show.”
During the rescue operation, two decomposing bodies (one male and another female) were discovered buried in a concrete-sealed pit within an uncompleted building used as a shrine by the fleeing prime suspect. Investigations suggest that the deceased were recently murdered for ritual purposes, and the rescued girl was moments away from suffering the same fate. Three suspects were arrested in connection with the crime while the prime suspect, High Chief Levi Onyeka Obu, remains at large. The Enugu State Government has demolished buildings associated with the suspect’s criminal activities.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has commended the collaborative efforts leading to the rescue and has directed intensified efforts to apprehend the fleeing suspect and any other accomplices.
