Rivers Community Deserted As Police Allegedly Kill Man

Following the sudden and gruesome murder of an elderly man, Mr Munonye Amadi popularly known as ‘Moon’ in Umuewo- Ezikohia- Ozuzu Community in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State, penultimate Saturday by security men on the alleged orders of one Mr Okechukwu Amadi, a purported land grabber from Umunachi community in the same local government area, the people have since fled their homes to avert further killings.
Narrating the incident to newsmen from his hideout, the spokesman of the community, Mr Emeka Olobo alleged that fully loaded armed security operatives accompanied by the suspect and his cohorts stormed their community land and started clearing the whole place with caterpillars, thereby destroying economic crops and other valuables belonging to the community.
According to the spokesman, who was former chairman of the community, the most painful aspect of it all is that, after killing their innocent son, they allegedly left with the corpse to an unknown destination, stressing that the development is totally strange and unacceptable by the community. He said as a result, the family of the deceased had been thrown into deep mourning.
He, however, wondered why the security men acted in such unprofessional manner capable of tarnishing the image of the Nigeria Police Force, and called on government and other relevant authorities to wade into the matter to avoid further breakdown of law and order.
Meanwhile, the community has petitioned the Police Force Headquarters, Abuja over the unfortunate incident with a view to getting justice on the matter.
However, the Rivers State Police Command is yet to confirm the incident.