Photos: Youth leader and APC chieftain shot dead by suspected cultists in Eleme, Rivers State
Comrade Isaac Obe, the immediate past president of the Eleme Youth
Council was killed by unknown gunmen at his hometown, Alode Nchia Eleme,
Rivers State on Saturday April 29.
It was gathered that the incident, which happened at about 7pm
made Alode youths to go on rampage. About 10 houses including the one
belonging to a community chief, Donald Awala, were set ablaze by the
angry youths.
The Eleme Local Government Council has condemned the gruesome murder in
strong terms. The Chairman CTC Eleme LGA, Chief Hon. Obarilomate Ollor
JP deemed it unacceptable that some youths in the area would relish the
act of unleashing terror and other forms of criminality on people of a
once peaceful region without any respect for humanity, lives and
properties.
Senator Magnus Obe paid a condolence visit to the family of the slain
youth leader over the weekend. Meanwhile, the member representing Eleme
Constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Josiah Olu, has
condemned the gruesome murder and the unnecessary destruction of
properties in parts of Eleme .The Lawmaker described the murder as inhuman, and barbaric and urged the security agencies to ensure that the perpetrators and their sponsors are punished.
In a release in Portharcourt, signed by his office, the lawmaker said
that the killing of Mr. Isaac Obe posed a significant danger to the
effort to restore peace to the communities in Eleme and said the act was
perpetrated by those intent on constituting road blocks against peace
and progress in Eleme.
He said that all efforts must be made to fish out all those remotely and
actively involved in the murder and bring them to justice so as to send
the message that such criminal acts are not parts of what Eleme is
known for.
"We demand for added efforts on the parts of the security agencies to ensure that all those directly and remotely involved in the killing of Mr. Obe are arrested and brought to justice. I will use every element within my reach to manage and ensure that these heinous crime does not go unpunished," he said .
The lawmaker also described the late Mr. Isaac Obe as a dutiful, and
highly effective young man who spent a greater part of his life in the
service to humanity and his people.
He commiserated with the family of the deceased and urged them not to
despair but to put their trust in God as their main comforter.
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