Ibe Pascal Arogorn, Owerri
Temple Nwakocha, one of the suspects perpetuating killings in Mmahu Autonomous Community, Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area in Imo has confessed that an Imo monarch and lawmaker are funding and sponsoring killer gunmen in the community.
In a video seen on Friday by Cromefacts.news, Temple Nwakocha accused Hercules Okoro, a lawmaker representing Ohakim/Egbema State Constituency and Eze Augustine Iwuogu Ezemma sponsoring and funding a notorious bandit in the area known as OSINACHI .
When asked, the suspect said Osinachi uses AK-47, G3 and pump for his criminal activities.
He said that the notorious killer Osinachi is being sponsored by Hercules Okoro a lawmaker representing Ohaji/Egbema State Constituency, Eze Augustine Iwuogu Ezemma and one Franklin in the community. He alleged that Osinachi is being paid by the lawmaker and the monarch.
Crimefacts.news had reported how Hon Camelius Okoro, the leader of Egbema Ward in Ohaji/ Egbema council area, cried out that the lives of people are no longer safe .
Hon.Okoro alleged that the member representing the Ohaji/ Egbema State constituency , Hon Hercules Okoro and his elder brother who is the monarch of the community should be held responsible for the killings in the community .
Okoro who is a councillor also alleged that the head of the anti- Cult Squad , Ubi Ettah , a Deputy Superintendent of Police who on the pay roll of Legislator who refused to respond to the distress call by the people especially by late President General of the community who himself was later shot dead by the gunmen, had misled the state command that it was a cult war .
It could be recalled that last Monday night Osita Ogbiri popularly known as Ossy ,who is said to be one of the Escapees from the Owerri Correctional facility in April, 2021, had led seven other members of his gang who included Obinna Asobia, Livingstone Abaziem ,Ugo Neabugwu and others had attacked and killed the President General of the Town, Ezinna Charles Mgbaraho, Chastity Nwachukwu, Secretary, the Public Relation Officer , Chinedu Anene,and four others who included Edeme Okoro, Issac Ojenya,Ndubuishi Okereke and Ifeyirinwoke Junior .
Camelius Okoro who disclosed this on Monday at a press conference held at the NUJ state Secretariat Owerri , said that the monarch of community the Ezemma of Mmahu ,Augustine Iwuogu had vowed that he will never accept the newly appointed Town Union executives which were made by the council chairman on the directives of the state governor Hope and that the position of the monarch was supported by the member representing the Ohaji Egbema state constituency in the state Assembly and the younger brother of the Hon.Hercules Okoro.
“This problem started on August 24, 2020 .The TC chairman Amadioha Marcel had appointed new PGs and Secretaries across the council as directed by the state government but when I transmitted the list of the appointees that of Mmahu town union to the Eze he said that he will not work with them and that it was not the duty of the state government to appoint for him. And he was supported by his younger brother who is the member representing the Ohaji Egbema state constituency in the State Assembly ,Hercules Okoro . But all this while we didn’t know that the Eze had camped the Osita Ogbiri in his compound and has using him attack and kill those who q0p supports the Town Union .
He added, ” Osita Ogbiri and his gang of kil went to our old compound where the attacked and killed my younger brother”.
He appealed to the state governor to arrest the Monarch who he said has fled from the community for proper investigation, and that the DSP Ubi Ettah must be investigated to ascertain his complicity in killing of the community leaders of Mmahu .
