Distraught Man Accuses Anambra Vigilante Commander Of Selling His Son For Organ Harvesting, Dismisses Claims Of Disappearance
Nwosu alleged that the commander and Okeke conspired to sell Ekene for organ harvesting, dismissing the claims by the vigilante group leadership that Ekene went missing during a field operation against armed criminals.
Adistressed father, Chief Benjamin Nwosu of Umuokeh in Imo State, has accused the Commander of the Anambra Vigilante Group (AVG), simply identified as “Mr. White” and his son’s friend, Chidera Okeke, of selling his son, Ekene Valentine Benjamin, for organ harvesting.
Nwosu alleged that the commander and Okeke conspired to sell Ekene for organ harvesting, dismissing the claims by the vigilante group leadership that Ekene went missing during a field operation against armed criminals.
Speaking with SaharaReporters, Nwosu who refuted the claim that his son vanished during a vigilante operation, also accused Okeke of an attempt to steal his son’s properties in Onitsha where he was living before his disappearance.
SaharaReporters reported in January 2025 that Nwosu clashed with the AVG over the disappearance of his son, Ekene, who went missing on August 9, 2024, during an operation by the AVG in Anambra.
He said on August 16, 2024 when he couldn’t reach his son again, he called one Chidera who was the person that took his son to Anambra and was also working with the AVG.
“Chidera said the commandant in charge of AVG, Ukpor (identified simply as Mr. White) sent Ekene and some team members for an operation. Others came back successfully, but my son didn’t come with them,” he told SaharaReporters.
He recounted how he travelled to Anambra State and met the General Commandant in charge of AVG, Chief Ihenko Chinenye, popularly known as Okpompi, who told him that he was told that his son went with some team members on an errand.
He said that on September 20, 2024, he petitioned the Anambra Commissioner of Police about the matter, and that the petition was assigned to a DCP, who then ordered the IPO in charge of the matter to invite the General Commandant of AVG, and the Commandant at Ukpor.When SaharaReporters contacted the AVG General Commandant, Okpompi for reaction, he confirmed that Ekene went missing during their operation.
Okpompi, however, blamed and berated Nwosu over his approach to the matter, saying that Nwosu only sent one Mr. Okey to his office over the matter, and that he told Okey that the family should calm down as the AVG was still searching for Ekene.
He said they were not sure if Ekene was killed or captured alive by gunmen or if he decided to join them.
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Speaking with SaharaReporters on the phone, Okpompi was angry that Nwosu petitioned the State CID over the matter instead of working only with AVG to search for his missing son.
Okpompi said, “That man doesn’t really know anything. If he is wise, he has never one day (come to meet me). It was one Okey he sent to me… The governor was aware of the operation. It was not a secret. Even one of the military men was lost.”
Okpompi denied harming Ekene, stating, “What I know is that I didn’t kill his son… Another vigilante from Amichi died that day and has been buried. We have not seen the guy (Ekene) till now.”
He accused Nwosu of acting unwisely, saying, “If he wants to report to Abuja, let him report. I am not afraid of it. I am not an unknown gunman.”
Okpompi speculated that Ekene may have joined gunmen during the operation. “Some of these boys perform magic… It may be possible that he was abducted and formed an alliance with those people.”
He added, “We wrote officially to the police… My office has written an official letter to the commissioner of police.”
“If he likes, let him go to heaven and earth, it will still be settled,” Okpompi noted. “May God forgive him and have mercy on him.”
SaharaReporters contacted the Anambra State Police Command and the Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident but promised to investigate the matter and get back to SaharaReporters, but he never did.
In April 2025, Nwosu contacted SaharaReporters again, lamenting that the police and the AVG have kept mute over the matter and ignored all his efforts and demand to find his son.
When SaharaReporters contacted the Police spokesperson again on April 30, and presented Nwosu’s complaint to him, Ikenga said, “Thank you for this information. I will escalate this.”
On May 12, SaharaReporters contacted the police spokesperson again for an update on the matter but received no response; and on May 30, when SaharaReporters contacted Ikenga again for an update on the matter, he said, “Let ask again please.”
But reacting to the AVG Commandant’s comments, Nwosu dismissed the claim that his son went missing during the AVG operation, also insisting that the AVG never reported the claimed operation incident to the police.
Nwosu claimed that information available to him is that his son’s Commander and Okeke conspired, took his son to an unknown destination and sold him for organ harvesting.
“This insinuation that my son went missing when they went for an operation is false,” Nwosu told SaharaReporters.
“Because when we got to the Deputy Commissioner of Police on October 10, 2024, asked the liaison officer of the vigilante group, ‘where did they report the incident’. The liaison officer said they didn’t report the incident anywhere.”
Nwosu said the Deputy Commissioner expressed disbelief and immediately ordered them to search for his son.
He said, The Deputy Commissioner of Police told them that any incident that happens in that state, everybody will be aware of it. He ordered them to go and search for my son.”
According to Nwosu, “The information I got was that Okpompi and the vigilante group commander at Ukpor who identified his name as White, and Chidera were the ones who arranged and took my son to an unknown destination and he never came back till date.”
He further alleged that when the family requested Ekene’s corpse, the group claimed it could not be found.
“They claimed they went for an operation but others came back but my son didn’t come back. We have asked for his corpse but they said they didn’t see the corpse,” Nwosu said.
“They just decided to be lying,” he added.
“Okpompi claimed they were paying his salary, where did they get my account number. Who gave him the account number?
“He is saying I should go to Abuja or to hell while they deliberately took him away and sold for organ harvesting.”
Nwosu said the vigilante group failed to report the incident to any authority, further casting doubt on their version of events.
He said, “They didn’t go anywhere for any operation. They lied. They never reported the matter anywhere. The Deputy Commissioner of Police asked them that day and they couldn’t even answer the questions.
“Till date they have not taken any action, rather, Okpompi is saying I should go to hell or wherever I want to go. He lied that I never cooperated with them.”
When contacted, Okeke admitted visiting Ekene’s residence but he denied all allegations related to organ harvesting, theft, or knowledge of Ekene’s whereabouts.
“Ekene is my brother,” Okeke told SaharaReporters, saying that six years ago, he helped Ekene and three others from the village get jobs in Onitsha.
“I paid their rent and stood by them when the Chinese company they worked for shut down.”
According to Okeke, both he and Ekene later joined the AVG under the same commander in Ukpor Nnewi but were later assigned to work in different parts of Nnewi.
He said Ekene went missing during a joint operation with soldiers, which ended in an ambush by unknown gunmen.
“I was informed after three days. I was told Ekene was shot in the leg and two others died. I have done everything I can to find him. I know the amount of money I have spent and where I have gone to find him.
“I contacted his father after collecting the father’s number from Ekene’s girlfriend, but later lost my phone and their numbers during another operation,” he explained.
On the allegations of trying to steal Ekene’s properties, Okeke said, “I went to meet the caretaker to tell him what happened and told him never to allow anyone take away Ekene’s properties without my consent because anyone coming to take the properties without my consent is illegal.”
He also said he warned the caretaker against allowing anyone else to collect the belongings and offered to pay the rent himself.
Despite Okeke’s defence, Ekene’s sister insisted that he attempted to steal her brother’s belongings.
“It is a lie,” she said. “He went there to pack Ekene’s property before he was confronted by one of Ekenne’s caretakers who warned him never to step his foot close to Ekenne’s property again. And he ran away immediately.”
The family reiterated a call for a full investigation into the matter, accusing the vigilante group of a deliberate cover-up and demanding justice for their missing son.
Source: SaharaRwporters