ALADJA/OGBE-IJOH FRESH KILLINGS: Okowa Aide, Comrade Ezekiel Daniel, IPDI President,Comrade Ozobo Austin ,Others Pay Slain Taylor Family, Ogbe_Ijoh Community Condolence Visit
WARRI----- Okowa Aide, Comrade Ezekiel Daniel, SSA on security, President of Ijaw People's Development Initiative, IPDI, Comrade Ozobo Austin, flanked by Chief Efiye Oruware, Vice president, Mayor Timi Ogobiri, acting spokesman, Comrade Obed OLuku, logistics and others paid the bereaved family and Ogbe_Ijoh community a condolence visit over the demise of slain Taylor Agofugha, a chieftain of Africa Democratic Party, ADC.
The duo visited the scene of crime and the tomb of the slain Taylor to assertain the true position of what transpired.
The duo appealed with the bereaved family and the community to remain lawful despite what had happened, while expressing their heartfelt sympathy.
Ozobo, said late Taylor was a former member of IPDI, and that his death brought grief to the group. They called on security agents and governor of the state Senator Ifeanyi Okowa to fish out the culprits as that is the only ground they will believe that the crime was perpetrated by criminals.
Meanwhile, the community leaders expressed disappointment over Ifeanyi Okowa inability to implement resolutions reached in a view of sharing the disputed parcel of land to restore final peace.
"It was very unfortunate, Taylor was killed in his house, since the conflict he was not sleeping his house because of the bad location of his house but the sudden peace Accord made him to go back to his house which he abandoned a year ago to do some maintenance"
"The deputy governor of Delta State Kingsley Burutu Otuaro too has abandoned us, we doubt whether he represents Ogbe-Ijoh community as well. He has failed us as we have been abandoned to die by notable leaders in our community"
The leaders posited that except the culprits are apprehended and handed over to the community ,they would go for further showdown with their suspected neighbours in no distance time.
They lamented "we were deceived with fake peace Accord to create an avenue for further attacks on our community and now they have done their worst, we must retaliate for the death of Taylor Agofugha, except the perpetrators are apprehended and handed over to us"
Speaking further the SSA on security, Comr. Ezekiel Daniel assured the community of government intervention in the situation on ground and that the issue of the slain Taylor would be addressed in no distance time.
He added ,"we are here for on- the -spot -assessment visit, to sympathize with the bereaved family and the entire community of what has befall the community"
Ezekiel stressed "the State government is not happy about the ugly incident, we do not see this matter as communal conflict but want to treat it as criminal matter so that more lives will not be endangered"
The SSA added, 'the government of Delta State, led by Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa is committed to restoring peace between Aladja and Ogbe-Ijoh communities, I appeal with you not to make any retaliatory moves as such will only jeopardize the peace efforts of the state government"
The SSA went further "those who perpetrated the killing of Taylor Agofugha will be fish out as security agents have started doing their work"
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