Woman Hides Late Brother’s Skeleton In Wardrobe For Two Years In Anambra (See Photo)

She cooks human parts for sale, says
villagers
A food vendor in Anambra State,
Ngozi Aloefuna, is in the eye of the
storm after she was discovered to
have been in custody of the
remains of her brother who died of
mental illness about two years ago.
The corpse of Stephen Aloefuna, a
former footballer with Rangers
International Club in the 80s, was
hidden in the family house for the
past two years until it had
decomposed to a skeleton.
Residents of Amikwo Village, Awka
South Local Government Area,
where the incident happened, were
benumbed by the shocking
discovery, even as people accused
Ngozi, the food vendor, of
mischievously harvesting her
brother’s body parts to cook the
food she sells to the public in the
market.
Daily Sun investigation revealed
that the woman was a popular food
vendor in Eke-Awka market.
Eyewitnesses to the horror told our
reporter that the remains of the
young man had turned into a
skeleton when it was discovered by
one of his brothers, who pressed
Ngozi to show him where the late
Stephen was buried.
The man, stunned by the bizarre
sight, raised the alarm that
attracted neighbours to the room.
The sight shocked the neighbours,
as they never imagined that they
had lived with a decomposing
corpse for the past two years.
While suspecting Ngozi of sinister
motives, the villagers alleged that
she was using her late brother’s
parts to prepare food for her
customers, as nothing could explain
why she locked up his remains in a
room for two years.
It was gathered that the bewildered
neighbours descended on Ngozi, as
they demanded explanation for
such evil. Sources disclosed that
Ngozi admitted that it was the
skeleton of her brother, Stephen,
who died of mental sickness.
However, her failure to explain
why she hid the corpse increased
people’s speculation that she had
something sinister rolled up her
sleeves.
But when Daily Sun went to the
residence of the suspect to probe
further, her relations denied the
claim, insisting that she was
innocent of any diabolical act. A
member of the family, who spoke
with our reporter on condition of
anonymity, confirmed the death of
Stephen, who he said suffered
mental problem for many years
before his death.
It was reported that Ngozi tried all
she could do for him to recover
from his sickness but all her efforts
proved abortive. So, when he died,
she called one of their brothers and
reported the death of their brother,
Stephen, but he allegedly shunned
her and asked her not to bother
him again. For the past two years,
the corpse was denied a proper
burial and abandoned in the room,
where it decomposed to bones.
The dishonour to the dead came to
light recently when Mr. Ifeanyi
Aloefuna accosted Ngozi and
demanded to see where the
deceased was buried. It was at that
point that she led him to the room
where he beheld the terrifying
skeleton of the late Stephen.
When this reporter asked Ngozi
whether she was guilty of cooking
her brother’s body parts, she said:
“I am innocent. I did not kill my
brother. Everybody knew he had a
mental problem and was seriously
sick before he died. Before he died,
I was the only person that was
taking care of him for years and
nobody asked me how he was
faring until he died. They said I
killed him and used his body to
prepare the food that I sell but only
God knows the truth. I leave it for
God to judge.”
She explained that shortly after her
brother’s death, she called their
elder brother, that was living
outside the state but he warned her
not to disturb his peace. According
to her, since she could not bury his
brother alone, she left the corpse in
a room and covered him.
“I decided to cover him till he
comes back because only I cannot
bury him. After two years of his
death, some of our family members
came and asked of him and I told
them he is dead and they said I
should show them his grave. I
opened his room and showed them
where he died. Then I was arrested
and taken to the police station,” she
explained.
Ngozi denied embalming the corpse
with native herbs to dry it and
prevent any odour in the
neighbourhood. One of the
residents of the area told our
reporter that a pungent smell
pervaded the air within the area
for many months in the past but no
one could trace the source of the
stinking odour. It was after the
shocking discovery was made that
residents felt disgusted of inhaling
such odour from a decomposing
corpse.
Daily Sun gathered that the remains
of the deceased were taken to the
police station, while Ngozi was
detained and interrogated for some
days. She was later granted bail
when some of her kindred
intervened. The relatives also
buried the remains of late Stephen
in their family compound.
When our reporter contacted the
state Police Public Relations
Officer, Mr. Uche Eze, he
confirmed the incident and said
that investigations were ongoing.