By Uruemu Favour
Apprehension has gripped residents of Ofuoma community over the death of a youth leader and many others escaped with severe degrees of injuries over leadership crisis that has torn it apart in Ughelli North local government area.
The deceased youth leader identifies as Mr Felix Edenughe was captured and killed by a faction belonging to one of the leaders in the community. It was gathered.
Though the caused of the crisis could not be ascertained, it was gathered that late Mr Felix Edenughe was the factional vice chairman of the youth in the community before he was killed last Saturday under the watch of his wife.
A community source lamented that the crisis that has crippled commercial activities in the area is tussle between two prominent leaders that are poised to control the central executive of the community.
“This issue is before a customary court with suit no. unacc/139/2021 and i do not know what transpired that lead to the killing and destruction of properties
The source who spoke on anonymous condition accused the security agents of playing with lives and properties as they could not calm the situation on Saturday.
“Currently, houses and properties have been destroyed, many people injured and are receiving treatment at various hospital as non of these leaders are ready to down tools.
“For the past few hours, I am depressed about the situation.This crisis is as a result of the greed and selfishness of our leaders in the community and the painful aspect of it is that their children are not residing here.
“When the DPO of Ofuoma Division, visits the scene, he was advised to arrest the key actors because some of these people are rehearsing the script of their various masters while the producers are at the top.
“Despite the troop of security agents in the community, they could not save the situation after the assurance given by the Ofuoma Divisional Police Officer, Peter Bisong. He might have received call and order from above to back down actions.
While some people were about mobilizing the local vigilantes to calm the situation in the evening, the DPO assured us that his men would be on ground to maintain peace and unfortunately they never did and that led to the killing, and severe injuries of.
“After the local vigilantes left the scene, a factional group infiltrated the community with strangers.
“We can not give the exert number of people that were injured while some are in hospital, as one person, Felix Edenughe the youths vice was confirmed dead and it was his corpse that was rushed to the police station. The source revealed.
When contacted, the Delta state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Edafe Bright who confirmed the incident said, “It is confirmed one person died”. He however denied that security agent were not part of the killing.
He said, “They are killing themselves because they are fighting over youth leadership.So they should not blame the police when they are having their community crisis.” Edafe said.
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