A heartbroken father, Chief Benjamin Nwosu, has accused the Commander of the Anambra Vigilante Group (AVG), known only as “Mr. White,” and his son’s friend, Chidera Okeke, of conspiring to sell his missing son, Ekene Valentine Benjamin, for organ harvesting.
Nwosu, a native of Umuokeh in Imo State, said his son, who served with the AVG for three years, disappeared during a purported operation on August 9, 2024, in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
He dismissed the vigilante group’s claim that Ekene went missing during a field operation against gunmen, insisting instead that it was a cover-up for a more sinister act.
Speaking, Nwosu alleged that Okeke and the commander lured his son to an unknown destination and never returned him.
“What I gathered is that my son’s commander and Chidera took him away and sold him for organ harvesting. The story about a field operation is a lie. They never reported anything to the police,” he said.
The distraught father revealed that after failing to reach his son by phone, he contacted Chidera Okeke, who claimed that Ekene was sent on a mission by “Mr. White” but never returned.
The AVG leadership, including the General Commandant, Chief Ihenko Chinenye (popularly called Okpompi), later claimed that Ekene might have been killed or joined the gunmen.
However, Nwosu dismissed the theory. “They told the police nothing. The Deputy Commissioner of Police was shocked to learn that the AVG never filed any report.
He immediately ordered them to search for my son,” he explained.
Despite repeated petitions to the police, Nwosu said the authorities have done little to act on the case.
“From September 2024 till now, the police have failed to update me. They keep saying they’ll escalate it but nothing has been done,” he lamented.
Attempts to retrieve Ekene’s body were also unsuccessful, as the vigilante group allegedly told the family that the corpse was never found. “Others who went with him returned.They said they couldn’t find my son’s body. It doesn’t add up,” Nwosu said.
Meanwhile, Okeke denied the allegations, claiming he had been actively searching for Ekene and had informed the father shortly after the incident.
He also denied attempting to take Ekene’s property, despite accusations from the family. “Ekene is my brother. I helped him move to Onitsha and get a job. I would never harm him,” he told reporters.
However, Ekene’s sister insisted Okeke was caught trying to remove her brother’s belongings from his residence in Onitsha.
“He ran off when confronted by our caretaker,” she said.
The family continues to call for a full investigation into Ekene’s disappearance and accuses the vigilante group of shielding the truth.
“We just want justice. If he is alive, let them bring him. If he is dead, let them return his body. What they are doing is wickedness,” Nwosu cried.
As of press time, the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, had yet to provide any meaningful update, despite multiple follow-ups.
The mysterious disappearance has raised renewed concerns about the accountability of local security groups and the complicity of law enforcement in shielding alleged human rights violations.
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