by ‘Jola Sotubo

 

A strange sight greeted residents of Akenzua Street in Benin City this morning as they woke up to find a  man locked in a tomb with no clue as to how he got in.

The unidentified man, whose age was put at about 25, was found in a tomb which belonged to one Emmanuel Obasogie Obayuwana  and had been locked for years. According to witnesses, there was no visible sign of entry.

The man was reportedly dressed in red and wore white hand gloves with a red cloth tied on his forehead. He was found sitting on the grave and stained clothing were found inside a wooden box with him. Some spiritualists and pastors who were invited to pray against whatever evils the man brought were afraid of going inside to bring the man out of the tomb after the first son of the deceased, Isaac, brought the keys.

Eyewitnesses said they were afraid of going near the man inside the tomb for fear of possible spiritual attack. It was reported  that some chiefs from the Oba of Benin Palace later came to take the unknown man away. Isaac said he has been holding the keys to his father’s tomb for over 11 years.

He said, “The place was locked. I don’t know his mission in my father’s graveside. He was taken to the palace. We don’t know him from anywhere and how he got inside the locked house remains a mystery.”