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Late Cyprian
Late Kennedy Illoh
By Our Reporter
The last seems not to have been heard about Okey Ifejoku and eleven other suspects who were arrested for allegedly unleashing terror on indigenes of Idumuje-Ugboko. The crisis which took place in 2017, recently attracted public attention when the daughter of Ifejoku, Pamela, took to the social media to state that her father and others involved in the heinous crime were arrested and detained for a land-related matter.
Contrary to Pamela’s submission that her father was arrested for land-related matter, the Obi of Idumuje Ugboko, Solomon Eziokwubundu Nwabuokei Nwoko said he was aware of the ongoing criminal prosecution for terrorism and murder of persons arising from the May 18th to 25th attacks and destruction in Idumuje Ugboko which is now popularly referred to as the 2017 mayhem in the community.
According to the monarch and going by court documents in our possession, those currently tried for the murder of Cyprian Kumiolu and Kennedy Iloh in a Federal High Court Abuja are Dennis Uwadiegwu Nwoko, Ndudi Chijiume, Nwochie Agiliga Light, Raymond Omosiele, Adim Nwafor, Okey Ifejoku, Azuka Mukolu and Ejimofor Nwoko. Others are Omoye Esonye, Aikhomo Omezi, Sir Godwin Akaba Aniemeke and Emeka Oyibundu.
The monarch stated that some of the above persons were granted bail while a few others are still perfecting their bail.
It will be recalled that as a result of the mayhem that rocked Idumoje-Ugboko in 2017, some indigenes lost their hard earned possessions such as houses, cars, valuable properties and grocery stores. The indigines were attacked by hoodlums allegedly imported to their village by Prince Nonso Nwoko for not supporting his quest to be king
Prince Nonso was said to have declared himself king, this culminated in succession crisis in the royal family of Idumuje-Ugboko and contestants to the throne went to court. The village became divided naturally for or against Prince Nonso’s dictatorial methods and crass violation of their traditions, their rites and rituals that climax in the selection and emergence of a king.
In a video posted on Instagram by Kristarich, son of the late Kennedy Illoh, he chided Pamela for posting a video alleging that no one was killed during the Idumoje crisis. He described her submission as being insensitive and commended the police for doing a thorough investigation. Kristarich said Pamela’s father led thugs who abducted his father, dragged him on the floor, beat him to a pulp and he eventually died from injury sustained as a result of the beating. He said that Pamels’s father committed the crime while he was President of Idumoje Igboko Union.
