A 17-year-old girl has been m8rdered by some suspected ritualists in Omasi village in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State.

The spokesperson of the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday, October 7, 2024, said the lifeless body of the teenage girl was found in a bush with her private parts cut off.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam has ordered immediate investigations into the gruesome m8rder of a 17-year-old girl suspected of being used for ritual purpose,” the statement read.

"The girl's lifeless body was found in a bush at Omasi village on 6/10/2024 by 4:25 pm and she was later identified as one Chinasa Adigwe from Umueje village and her private parts were cut off in a bush at Omasi Village before police were alerted.

"The body has been recovered and deposited in a morgue.

“The CP while condoling with the family, friends and Community of the deceased states that the Police shall do everything possible to make sure that those behind the barbaric act are arrested and justice served. Further development shall be communicated.”