Party Primaries: Community Demands Prosecution Of Security Operatives

Two weeks after the

PDP’s councillorship primaries held in Ahoada West local government area of Rivers State, Idu Community in Ekpeye wants the prosecution of soldiers and policemen who killed an indigene of the community, Ezhienegboeleyia Oshiemine and also left scores of others critically injured during the party primaries held on May 9, 2011.

The community, in a statement made available to newsmen, explained that one George Chinma Nathan, is still unconscious in an undisclosed hospital while several others are recuperating from injuries sustained from unprovoked attack by two soldiers and a military police (MOPOL) reportedly hired by a party chieftain from the area, who was bent on imposing his younger brother as the councillor-elect of Ward Six in Ahoada West local government area.

The statement, which was signed by Comrade Robinson Onyenankeye Uweh, said the deceased was shot on the forehead while Chinma Nathan, (still in hospital) also had bullet shot, adding that the security operatives in collaboration with some agents hijacked the ballot box to unknown destination.

The community’s spokesman stated that the paramount ruler of Ekpeyeland, Eze Robinson O. Robinson has intervened in the matter promising to ensure that culprits would be brought to book.

Accordingly, Eze Robinson has charged the youths of the area not to take laws into their hands but remain calm and peaceful as there were plans to ensure that justice would be done to declare the rightful winner of the councillorship primaries in the ward.

The paramount ruler, who held a parley with various interest parties at Idu Ekpeye Town Hall also pledged to reach out to the authorities to investigate the circumstances surrounding the PDP’s primaries clashes in the area.