The death of a 20-year-old dancer in Umudibia autonomous community of Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State has continued to cause confusion.

Some believe he committed suicide following a misunderstanding with his girlfriend. Others including his relatives suspect that he was killed by cultists.

A report by The Nation has it that the deceased identified as Samson Chukwuocha died in his late father’s uncompleted storey building on Wednesday.

But some of his relatives in the community suggested that he may have been killed by cultists, arguing that he could not have killed himself by hanging for three days without anybody being aware of it.

“We were shocked to see the lifeless body dangling on a rope for three days and no member of the family knew that the boy died by suicide,” a relative, Daniel told our correspondent.

A source close to the scene of the incident said: “A 20-year-old boy named Samson Chukwuocha, an indigene of Umuokomocha in Umudibia Autonomous community in Owerri West Local Government today committed suicide by hanging himself in his family compound.”

Another resident of the area said when the family became aware, the corpse had started decomposing before the Nekede Police Division was called in.

“There is tension in the area as it was alleged that the boy was killed by suspected hoodlums that engaged in cult activities,” the resident said.

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