Akoh Killings: CSO Petitions President Tinubu, DSS DG…Demands Arrest, Prosecution of Cassidy Ikegbidi.

COVERAkoh Killings: CSO Petitions President Tinubu, DSS DG...Demands Arrest, Prosecution of Cassidy Ikegbidi.

A Civil Society Grouoy, the Rivers Coalition for Human Rights (RCHR) has petioned the The Director General, Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, demanding the arrest and prosecution of High Chief Cassidy O W. Ikegbidi, over a series of unresolved murders in Akoh Kingdom, Ahoada East LGA of Rivers State.

The petition which was copied to the Presidency and the National Security Adviser to the President, was titled: “A Save Our Soul Call on the Unresolved Murders in Igbuh Akoh Kingdom, Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State and the need to bring the culprits to Justice”.

The group alleged in the petition that “Since 2015, the people of Igbuh Akuh Kingdom, in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State, have been gripped in fear following a wave of unresolved, systematic and calculated killings, which were orchestrated by a criminal gang led by Gift David Okpara Okpolowu (a.k.a 2 baba).

According to the group, in the petition Signed by Comrade Solomon Olali
(Convener), Hanna Ekadi (Secretary) and Jenewari Briggs (Investigation and Advocacy Officer), “Within this period acts of terrorism, mass murder, rape, abuse of human rights were unleashed on the people by criminal elements working under the direct patronage and sponsorship of High Chief Cassidy O. W. Ikegbidi, and executed by the criminal gang led by Gift David Okpara Okpolowu (a.k.a 2 Baba), This led to the total desertion of villages of Igbuh Akuh by the people for fear of death and destructions of their properties”.

The group provided a gory list of person’s murdered in Akoh, stating, “Listed below are the results of the gory harvest of death, blood spilling, unleashed on the innocent people of Igbuh Akuh Kigndom, by High Chief Cassidy O. W. Ikegbidi , Gift David Okpara Okpolowu (a.k.a 2 baba) and his terror gang”.

According to the list, “On February 6th 2016, on the instructions of the suspects , particularly High Chief Cassidy Ikegbidi, one Dr. Vincent Enwukagbiyor was killed in cold blood by cult group headed by Gift David (2 Baba); On the 10th of June, 2017 the same cult group led by 2 Baba on the instruction of High Chief Cassidy murdered one Dr. Studio Aguyi; On the 12th of February, Mrs. Chigbewejim Lawyer was killed by the suspects herein mentioned; On the 4th of May, 2023 Mr. Mattew Ebenezer from Abarikpo was killed by the suspects on record; Aburi Edi Dickson also an indigene of Abarikpo was killed on the 31st of May , 2023; The suspects on record masterminded the murder of Papa Eze on the 13th of July, 2022.; Chief Alugo Joseph was killed on the 28th of April 2022abour 9.20 am, he is from Odhiaje Community; Chukwu Kpasa was killed on the 8th of May, 2022. He is from Odiemerenyi; Chief Ayada Sunday was killed on the 21st of September, 2021 from Odiemude community; Barr. Nathan E. Akatakpo, a Uk trained Lawyer who recently came home for visits was murdered in cold blood and his body mutilated by the suspects on the 21sth of November at about 7:30 Pm, the said lawyer is from Ogbo Community; Happy C. Allen was killed on the 1st of December, 2022 at about 1 am; he is a native of Ogbo Community; Elder James Okorji was killed on the 5th of September 2022, he is from Ihuagbogo Community; Mr. Lazarus Jerome was killed on the 23rd of November, 2022. He is from Ihuagbogo Community.

The group revealled that ‘A state of anomie and hopelessness now pervades the area. Due to fear and poverty, a lot of these murder cases have remained unresolved, which only emboldened the culprits”.

The group noted that people of Igbuh Akoh Kingdom deserves the protection of the law as law abiding citizens, as they have been forced to live under a dark and gloomy cloud of fear and certainty as life for them has become nasty, brutish and short.

The Rivers Coalition for Human Rights, in the petition copied to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said, “We are therefore constrained to reach out to your good office to urgently intervene by ordering for a take over of the matter by the DSS, in other to ensure that the culprits are brought to book and ensuring justice and closure for the victims and their families”.

The group assured that dependents of all the victims shall be produced during the course of nvestigations to give testimonies.

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