TRAGEDY:  A YOUTH FROM AWARA IN OHAJI /EGBEMA LGA MURDERED

The people of  Awara Community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area LGA of Imo State was shocked to receive the news of the gruesome murder of a vibrant youth from the Community in the person of Mr Lawrence Ochianwaigwe.

This happened on Wednesday in Umuobi Obor kindred in Awara autonomous Community. Information from grape vine source has it that the cause of the death is not farfetched .the source alleged that it’s likely to be the outcome of a cult war between the dreaded the “Deywell” and “Deybam” confraternities.

Further information is pointing to the fact that he could be a victim of mistaken identity.

Ochianwaigwe the source informed, was beaten to stupor with weapons on Tuesday and he died the next day after efforts made by medical personnel to save his young life proved abortive.

He disclosed that the dead Ochianwaigwe and his friend, was ambushed by the members of the “deywell” confraternity who battered them, leaving them half dead, disclosing that Ochianwaigwe’s friend whose identity is yet to be ascertained as at press time is battling to live.

He said “I can swear with my life that he was never a member of any of the heartless groups, neither was he sympathetic to any of their demonic acts.

A released signed by Comrade Kelechi Opara, Interim Publicity Secretary of Awara Court Area youth summit, condemned the killing and called on the state Governor, Rochas Okorocha to quickly intervene.
Part of the statement reads “it is on this note that I call on the State government to intervene on the continuous murder and killings of innocent citizens in some part of our community all in the name of cult wars.

The youth body equally beckoned on the Commissioner of Police, CP, Taiwo Lakanu and other heads of security agencies in the state, to quickly come to their rescue so that normalcy would return in the volatile community.

According to the enraged youth organization , the people of cult war prone community can no longer sleep with their eyes closed and that they live on the daily bases in the fear of the unknown, adding, that if nothing urgently was done, more calamities will befall the community.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in the state Mr. Andrew Enwerem, a Deputy Suprientendent of Police, DSP, said that he was not yet aware of the development.