Others arrested in the case Chief Vincent Duru, one of the men convicted in the celebrated case of the ritual murder of an 11-year-old boy, Ikechukwu Okoronkwo, on September 19, 1996 in Owerri, Imo State, has reportedly been hanged. His sentence said to have been carried out on Sunday, November 13, 2016, is coming 13 years after his 2003 conviction. To refresh memories on the case, which became popularly known as the ‘Otokoto murder’ at the time, here are 20 things to know: 1. The victim, Okoronkwo, a groundnut seller, was lured into a highbrow hotel called Otokoko in Owerri and beheaded. 2. Okoronko was reportedly given a bottle of Coca-Cola that had been spiked with drug before he was killed. 3. The hotel was owned by Chief Vincent Duru, who became known as Chief Otokoto during the lengthy trial that followed his arrest. 4. Apart from being beheaded, the culprits reportedly removed different other organs ...
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