A disturbing incident occurred two days ago in Oraukwu, Anambra State, after a group of armed young men invaded a shop stocked with bags of rice around 3am.
According to eyewitnesses, the suspects arrived with a bus and had already loaded several bags of rice before a nearby resident raised an alarm that alerted local security operatives. The security men swiftly responded and confronted the criminals.
In the encounter that followed, about three to four of the thieves were neutralized, while the rest fled into the darkness.
Tragically, one of the deceased suspects was said to have recently gotten married — a heartbreaking twist that has left many shocked.
This incident raises a critical question many people, especially young women, often ignore: “Nne, what does your odogwu do for a living?”
If you cannot confidently answer this question, you may need to find out before handing him that cup of nkwuenu.
Before giving up the ghost, one of the suspects confessed that someone within the community informed them about the shop and its stock before they planned the attack.
As the Igbo proverb says:
“Oke nọ n’ụlọ gwaa oke nọ n’ama na azụ dị n’ngiga.”
A rat inside the house is the one that tells the rat outside that there is fish in the basket.
Had the criminals succeeded, the shop owner would have woken up to an empty shop in this harsh economy — a devastating loss no one deserves.
This incident serves as a reminder that internal betrayal remains one of the biggest threats to community safety.
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