Tension Mounts High As Otovwodo Community Gives Delta State Govt 7-Day Ultimatum To Arrest Director, Commissioner Of Education
•Planned to Shut down Government House Asaba if …
*Demands immediate justice for late Unity Adeda
By Rainbow Newspaper
UGHELLI – Delta State government and business activities in the state are on the verge of shutdown as Otovwodo Ughelli community in Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, has handed down a seven (7) day ultimatum to the Delta State government to arrest the duo of the Director and Commissioner of Basic and Secondary Education, Mrs Clementina Ojumah and Kingsley Ashibogwu, to produce their son, Mr Ekrevugbe Unity Adeda, whom they allegedly killed with their killers squad.
The seven (7) day ultimatum was contained in a communique issued and signed by the President of Otovwodo community, Prince Elvis Oharisi, his secretary, Evang: Marvellous Osawhere, and four others at the end of the meeting.
The community handed down the Sterling ultimatum during the emergency town hall meeting of the community presided over by the community’s President General, Prince Elvis Oharisi and the eldest man of the community.
While handing down the 7-day ultimatum, the community observed with shock the manner in which their son was invited by the Commissioner of Education (Basic and Secondary), brutalised and killed by the Delta State government using the office of the Commissioner.
While demanding immediate justice, the community resolved, among other things, that if the Delta State government failed to meet the demands, the community would be left with no other option than to shut down the state government and call on international communities and Civil Rights Organisations to come to their aid.
Speaking during the meeting on behalf of the aggrieved community’s youths, women, elders, and opinion leaders, the community youth, women leaders and concerned group in the community threatened possible ethnic war if the state government failed to arrest the Director, the Commissioner, their killers’ squad and kill them either by hanging or other means.
The communique urged the state government to suspend, with immediate effect, the Director and the Commissioner from office pending the determination of allegations levelled against them.
The emergency meeting that snowballed into a peaceful protest at the popular Otovwodo junction by the Ovie Palace roundabout caused heavy traffic jams as transporters and other road users were held for many hours.
The placard-carrying protesters with different inscriptions urged the Delta State government to produce the killer of their brother.
Addressing journalists, the newly sworn-in President of the Otovwodo Community, Prince Elvis Oharisi, said the whole community is in pain.
“Our son was murdered; we are calling Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to bring our son back to us. We are giving them a seven-day ultimatum, he said.
He warned that none of those already apprehended by the police must be released.
“If any of them is released, we will not take it lightly. Justice must be done properly.
The community also rejected the committee set up by the government. They said the committee has no family members or people from their community, so they do not trust it.
A member of the Adeda family, Julie Adeda, who spoke to newsmen, called for the officials to be removed from their jobs and face the law.
“We don’t want to see them in those positions. They must face justice. Enough is enough. They cannot keep killing people just because they are in power.
A youth leader, Obokasa Omote, said the death is very painful. He asked the state government to go after everyone involved and make sure they are arrested for peace to be restored. If there is no peace, there will be trouble. We will continue to protest until justice is done.
Women from the community also spoke out. “We need justice for our brother. The government must fight this battle for us.
