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The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has accused the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) of bias successful its probe into the execution of the accepted ruler of Oshiugbokor assemblage successful Ahoada East section authorities country of Rivers State, Chief Elysian John and the community’s younker leader, Saviour Ajikwara.
It alleged that John and Ajikwara were murdered astatine Okporowo community, besides successful Ahoada East LGA connected September 8, 2024, portion attending a reconciliation meeting, convened by a salient subordinate of the community, Hon. Emeka Gordon.
In a petition addressed to the inspector-general of constabulary (IGP), Kayode Agbotekun, a transcript of which was made disposable to LEADERSHIP Friday successful Port Harcourt, CLO wondered wherefore the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) astatine Force Headquarters, Abuja, volition disregard the proposal of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and released those allegedly progressive successful the execution of the duo.
The petition, which was signed by the organisation’s South-South zonal president and zonal director, Chinedu Karl Uchegbu and Stephen Obodoekwe, respectively, accused the constabulary of allegedly arresting Gordon, who was not progressive successful the murder.
It reads: “This petition is an involution connected behalf of the radical of Oshiugbokor community, Ahoada East LGA of Rivers State, who waited successful vain for justness to beryllium done successful the dastardly sidesplitting of their paramount ruler, Chief Elysian John and Saviour Ajikwara, a assemblage younker leader, much than 1 twelvemonth ago.
“We are constrained to bring to your notice, the deliberate bungling and compromise of the probe into the execution of Chief Elysian John and Saviour Ajikwara, some from Oshiugbokor Community successful Ahoada East LGA, Rivers State, by officers of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Force Headquarters, notably DCP Mohammed Sanusi (O/C IRT).
“We were constrained to petition your bureau straight connected relationship of wide patterns of unprofessional behaviour by the investigating constabulary squad led by CSP Ibrahim (under the ticker of DCP Mohammed Sanusi). Chief Elysian John and Saviour Ajikwara were murdered by a notorious cultist and self-styled “General…”
“The outcry of the Ajikwara household and quality rights groups prompted their re-arrest and transportation of the substance to the IRT successful Abuja. We implore you to usage your bully offices to bid a caller probe into the substance to guarantee that the killers of Chief Elysian John and Saviour Ajikwara, are prosecuted and brought to book.”
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