A Native Doctor, Gregory Enwaeso, has been arrested by operatives of the Anambra State Police Command for chopping off all the fingers of his 22-year-old son, Abuchi Enwaeso, and locking him in a room for four weeks.
The spokesman of the Command, Haruna Mohammed, revealed this in a statement on Friday.
Mohammed said the 48-year-old Native Doctor conspired with another of his sons, Chinonso Enwaeso, 20, to use machete to cut off Abuchi’s fingers.
Following a report on October 15, 2020, at about 1pm operatives of Nimo Division in collaboration with local vigilante group arrested one Gregory of Egbengwu village, Nimo in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Gregory and Chinonso, who was also arrested, equally chained the victim and abandoned him for four weeks in severe pain.
Police detectives who visited the scene of the crime, rushed the victim to the General Hospital, Enugu-ukwu for medical attention.
The victim was accused by the suspects of absconding with N150,000 realised by his father after throwing a party following a breakthrough in his business.
The Command’s Commissioner, John B. Abang, has ordered for the case to be transferred to the State CID, Awka for discreet investigation.