Five
Policemen To Be Sacked For Aiding Escape Of Suspected kidnapper
Five persons
have been killed in a renewed boundary crisis between Itim-Amagu in Ikwo local
government area of Ebonyi state and Adadama people of Cross River sta
te.
Confirming the incident to journalists yesterday, the local government chairman
of Ikwo, John Nnabo said the deceased were from Ikwo, noting that the beheaded
bodies of the victims have been recovered while three others have been declared
missing.
Nnabo noted
he was called on Thursday morning by his Vice over the incident, adding that
the victims had gone to the area to uproot their cassava and other food crops
only to be surrounded by the warlords of Adadama who unleashed mayhem on them.
Nnabo
pointed out that the problem has persisted because the Adadama people would
always cross the river boundary to the Ebonyi side to humiliate them.
In another
development, five policemen have been arrested and are currently undergoing
orderly trials for aiding the escape of a murder suspect, Ogonna Alioka aka
“Pilot” and other suspects of various offences from the police cell in the
state command.
Briefing
newsmen, the Commissioner of Police, Titus Lamorde noted that the deceased was
kidnapped from her home on January 18, 2017 at Egba Amanye community in Ivo
LGA, murdered and buried in a shallow grave at Lopkpanta forest in Abia state.
“After his
arrest, Ogonna was helping the police to nab the two other gang members but
unfortunately, on the night of October 22, policemen of the state CIID on
Cell/Counter duty allowed Ogonna Alioka and three other suspects escape. The
policemen on duty that day have all been arrested, detained, defaulted and
tried in an orderly room,” he said.
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