A 43-year-old scrap metallic vendor, Richard Nomanzi, has been discovered lifeless in his house with a number of stab wounds in Ogbogoro neighborhood, Obio/Akpor Native Council of Rivers State.
The Guardian learnt that neighbours seen a foul scent emanating from Nomanzi’s house on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, and alerted the police and his kin. Upon getting into the house, they found his lifeless physique.
In an emotional interview, Present, the mom of Nomanzi’s baby, recounted how she acquired information of his dying. She mentioned: “I acquired a name at about 3:15 p.m. whereas at my enterprise premises. The caller requested if I knew Richard Chijioke Nomanzi, and I replied sure. They then requested who he was to me, and I advised them I’ve a baby with him. They instructed me to come back to Ogbogoro, and after I arrived, I noticed his corpse on the entrance door. Once they turned him over, I noticed that he had been stabbed a number of occasions on his face, abdomen, and neck.”
She added, “With the assistance of the police, we took him to the mortuary. All I need now’s justice for him and our baby.”Footage of the deceased confirmed that Nomanzi had been stabbed a number of occasions. Nevertheless, the Rivers State Police Command is but to reply to inquiries in regards to the incident.
The Guardian learnt that the case has been reported to the Ozuoba Police Division beneath the Choba Space Command, and an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Nomanzi’s dying is predicted to start.
