LP Assembly aspirant’s murder: Obiangwu women demand justice

The women of Obiangwu Au­tonomous com­munity in Ngor Okpala Local Gov­ernment Area of Imo State last weekend held a peaceful protest over the brutal murder of the
Labour Party House of Assembly candidate, An­drew Ugwuezumba.

The women, who marched through the vil­lages in the community tasked security agencies in the state to quickly fish out those behind his death.

According to the wom­en leader, Mrs. Rose Any­anwu, the protest had become necessary after the police appeared to be uninterested in fishing out those who murdered their son in a cold blood.

She pointed out that the women were in tears be­cause the murder of An­drew had brought severe hardship on his immediate family members and the community at large.

She said they were not satisfied with police in­vestigations so far, insist­ing that they would not re­lent until the perpetrators were captured and made to face the law, adding that it was only justice that could stop the demonstra­tion.

She, however, thanked the traditional ruler of the community, Eze Samuel Odu, for his support to ensure that justice pre­vailed and also for his cor­poration in their agitation.

“ We will not stop pro­testing until the govern­ment and the police do the right thing for the com­munity to have rest,” she said.

Speaking also, a broth­er to the deceased, Mr. Stanislaus Ugwuezumba, lamented that since one Mr. Francis Ikechukwu Aririonu was arrested in connection to the matter he was not satisfied with the speed of the case, stat­ing that the authorities concerned especially the police ought to show more commitment to the case to avoid the people taking laws into their hands.

Stanislaus, who said Andrew was murdered on his way home after a political meeting in March 2015, along the airport road also advised the po­lice to use the evidence they had to unmask those behind the murder.