A Young Banker Meets His Death In Portharcourt.

"He dragged him several poles before stopping" Distraught widow of young Port Harcourt banker narrates how he was killed over dented car

Priscilla,the wife of a young union bank staff explained how her husband meets his death in Portharcourt as He was hit down by a car. The young widow of 28-year-old Union Bank staff, Paschal Chukwuemeka Nnorom, who died after he was dragged along the road by a motorist has called on the government and security agencies to bring his killer to justice.

It was gathered that on Saturday, May 13, the couple left their Origwe, Elingbu Road residence to attend the wedding ceremony of Paschal's colleague in Elelewon area of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

On their way, a Toyota Camry car, driven by one Joseph Udoh, from Anang in Akwa Ibom State, hit Paschal's Honda CRV SUV in Oil Mill area of the city, near the Eleme bridge.

According to Sunday Sun, the deceased, who hailed from Eziudo Mbaise, Imo State, was said to have alighted from his vehicle and walked over to meet the driver of the Camry. Sunday Sun gathered that he placed his hand on the door of the Camry, when Udoh allegedly refused to alight from his own car for them to resolve the matter. Rather, Udoh quickly wound up the glass, trapping Pascal’s hand and then sped off.

Speaking to Daily Sun, distraught and grieving Priscilla, narrated how the tragic incident happened, resulting in the killing of her husband in her presence.

"After driving off from our home, we passed through Rumukrushi and turned at the Shell gate, before joining the MTN link Road where we saw the car trying to link the Oil Mill road. The Camry hit and dented my husband’s Honda CRV and both of them stopped and my husband alighted from his vehicle and went to meet him. But Udoh refused to alight from his own car. My husband’s hand was still in the door of Udoh’s car and he quickly wound up the glass with my husband’s hand trapped between the glass and the door frame. Then he sped off and dragged him several poles before he stopped."

In the process of dragging the victim, his body hit the hard pavement severally. Satisfied, Udoh stopped the car, came down, opened the door and pulled the near lifeless body of the victim away and attempted to drive off. But luck ran out on him, as he was stopped by eyewitnesses, who stormed the scene and held him. The mob was said to have tortured the suspect and was about to give him jungle justice before he was rescued by policemen from Elelewon police station, where he was being detained as at the time of filing this report.