A woman, who has been thrown into mourning following the murder of her husband, three years after his cousin was burnt to death for theft in the same community, has cried out to Nigerians to help get justice for her family.

The woman identified as Lucy Obegor alleged that her husband, one Charles Obegor, was murdered by some leaders of Unenurhie community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta state for challenging them over the killing of his cousin, one Arukoghene Isito who was burnt to death in 2016 over allegations that he stole a bread worth N90.

She indicts one Festus Wilfred and seven other members of the community as the masterminds of the killings.

Obegor shared the story via her Facebook page, and said that she was

“shocked at the harmful inaction of the police that after 32days that Mr Festus Wilfred and his other seven culprits hatched their malicious killing on my husband, by chasing and eventually shooting him to death.”

The saddened widow also said that she found it unbelievable that

“A dreadful murder case as this, done out of will (not accidental nor two fighting) couldn’t move the Nigeria police to action even when the murderers are well known, and identifiable and don’t require any tedious process. This act of the police is highly unfair, condemnable, and inextricable to connivance.”

Narrating the story, Obegor wrote:

“Precisely on the 15th day of August 2016; one Mr Arukoghene Isito, who happens to be my husband cousin was burnt to death by Mr Festus Wilfred in the company of others (central governing body of the community) in front of UNENURHIE town hall (my husband’s village) in Ughelli north local govt. in DELTA state, on an allegation that the late Arukoghene Isito stole ninety naira (N90) bread. note: this was the case my husband was fighting that led to his gruesome murder by the same hoodlums.

“Note: that evidence (pictures and video) are in police custody. Both in zone5 Benin, and Area command Asaba.

“So as a result of this, the community elders who were not comfortable with these uneducated tyrants called for their resignation. Which did not go down well with the excos.

“A new central body was then constituted where my husband emerged as the secretary but Mr Wilfred and his group refused to hand over to the new governing council. A case which had been with the police, and an arrest was made by the police on the evil President general. Popularly called IBORI on the 18th of February 2019.

“On Wednesday 20th February 2019; my husband was on his way to the bank when he received an urgent call from the DPO Ughelli division to be in his office in relation to the said case. Thereafter he was advised to brief community leaders (elders) at the village immediately, not knowing there was a traitorous deal.

“Upon arrival at the community, the hoodlums ambushed him, ignore his plea and shot him dead. The most annoying part of this was that the police were the first people that got to the scene, took my husband corpse to the morgue before family members got the wind of event. But up till now, there has Been no arrest on this case. My husband’s body is still lying in the mortuary still awaiting justice.

“Please fellow Nigerians come to the aid of a helpless widow with two kids of 3years and 1year old. As am texting you now the police is holding my husband elder brother in zone 5 Benin on the claim that he burnt down the houses of the hoodlums that killed his brother. which is not true. But the killers of his brother, are still walking the streets of Nigeria freely.

“I call on president MUHAMMADU Buhari, the National Assembly, IG of police and all well-meaning Nigerians to step into this issue, and unfair activity of the Nigeria police. until justice is obtained and punishment is meted on perpetrators. Please a helpless widow needs justice.”

 

See her Facebook post: