Afor community killing 4 people including a nursing
mother and her one year old baby at the busy
Obollo-Afor market in Udenu local government area
of Enugu state.
The tree which was said to have been there for over
150 years fell after a heavy storm, the tree also
injured several others who received treatment at
St. Theresea's hospital in the area.
According to an eye witness, the huge ukwuakpu
tree allegedly measuring about 20ft fell on a palm
oil packing store and a food restaurant, killing the
nursing mother hawking banana, identified as
Ijeoma Ojobor and her one year old baby Chibueze
Ojobor; one mechanic identified as Romanus Eze
along Enugu-Makurdi expressway and two others.
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Reports claim that before the tree fell and killed 4
people, there had been several accidents every
year at the spot of the ukwuapku tree, that claimed
four lives each time.
Police from the Udenu police division and a wood
sawyer were able to exhume the corpse of the
mechanic trapped under the tree. The owner of the
restaurant and another person named Ikechukwu
were both left with broken legs and other injuries
while the restaurant owner's brother died on the
spot.
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According to residents in the community, the tree
roots were said to have reportedly decayed for
decades which was why the tree collapsed
during the heavy storm on that fateful day .
Enugu state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),
DSP Ebere Amarizu warned residents to be careful
with trees in their surroundings and offices to avoid
future occurrences.
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