Chiadikaobi Asadu, a 19-year-old from Amoka village, Nru Nsukka in Enugu State, died on May 23, 2025, after being beaten by his paternal uncles on the instruction of his father. The beating followed an allegation that he stole N17,000 from his father to buy a handset, which he denied. After the initial assault in the morning, he was tied to a tree in an isolated area, according to eyewitness accounts. He was released later in the day and told to take a bath. When he collapsed in the bathroom and did not respond to calls, his uncles found him dead. He was buried the same evening.
Local sources claim the family told villagers he died after falling in the bathroom while on drugs. However, an eyewitness said the family attempted to cover up the killing by spreading the story. The father reported to police that unknown youths had killed his son, leading to the arrest of several innocent young men from the community. Police from Enugu State and military personnel later intervened, ordering the release of those arrested and directing investigators to focus on the actual perpetrators. The men who carried out the beating have since fled. Chiadikaobi lost his mother to cancer five years ago and had been surviving through odd jobs, according to findings by WITHIN NIGERIA. Efforts to reach the traditional ruler of the community, HRH Igwe Ejike Asadu, and the Enugu State Police Command for comment were unsuccessful.
The father demanded punishment for theft but triggered a death that the family then tried to disguise as a drug-related fall. His reported claim that strangers killed his son led police to arrest innocent youths instead of the uncles who beat him. The real perpetrators remain at large while the dead young man's struggle to survive after losing his mother is now part of his story. This sequence of actions and false reports has left justice untethered from accountability.
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