Wednesday 23 April 2014

Oko crisis: Thugs, mercenaries after my life, says Ekwueme

The Anambra Council of  Traditional Rulers rose from a general meeting at the State Government House yesterday with a call on the State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano to set up a judicial panel of inquiry to immediately look into the crisis rocking Oko community in Orumba North Local Government Area.
This is even as the traditional ruler of Oko, Prof Laz Ekwueme has raised the alarm over the safety of his life. The Oko crisis, which has been simmering since the appointment of Prof. Godwin Onu and his re-appointment as the Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, got to a head last Saturday with a face-off between soldiers and some youths suspected to be mercenaries imported to cause mayhem in the community.
The clash led to the torching of the palace and personal effects of the town’s monarch, Prof Laz Ekwueme and those of some citizens in the community.
According to investigation, things got to a head over the weekend when some persons insisted on flouting a collective resolution of the community banning masquerades in the 2014 annual Afia Olu celebration.
Speaking for the first time since he was alleged to have been chased out of the community by the rampaging youths and other elements alleged to have been hired for the purpose, Prof. Ekwueme, who is the sibling of the former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, said his life was in serious danger. He therefore, appealed to the governor to provide him with adequate security.
He alleged that some leaders were beaten up by the rampaging army of ostensibly hired youths, who were suspected to have been procured to unleash mayhem on the town and her citizens.
Also, some suspected thugs were again procured to attack the monarch and some journalists who went to hear from the monarch at the government house yesterday.

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