The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on
Prosecution, Barrister Okoi Obono-Obla’s nephew, Jude Iroh Junior
has been shot dead in a cult war between the Supreme Vikings
Confraternity and the Black Axe Confraternity in Ugep, Yakurr Local
Government Area of Cross River State on Thursday.
According to CrossRiverWatch, Jude suspected to be a member of
the Vikings was shot dead by members of the Black Axe following a
confrontation at the palace of the Obol Lopon Of Ugep.
CrossRiverWatch added that, the renewed war began when members
of the SVC visited Obol Ofem Ubana to intimate him of their
findings on the disappearance of a member of the axe men months
ago.
An anonymous and a member who narrated the incident said, they
had visited a Charms man in Akwa Ibom state who told them that the
Axe men killed their own person and not the Vikings and Obol Ofem
called the Police to arrest them.
“Instead of Obol Ofem to listen to them, he invited the police
again to come and arrest them, when they discovered it, one of the
Viking men (names withheld) shot towards Obol Ofem’s direction but
one of the body guard of the Obol Lopon block the gun shot with his
body to protect the Obol,” the Vikings member said.
Further findings reveal that the Vikings members visited the
Obol’s palace with the native doctor whom they had consulted in
Akwa Ibom as they had discovered the missing person died during an
initiation ceremony of the Axe men.
The Obol’s bodyguards upon sighting the contingent of Viking’s
prevented them from entering the palace which then led to a melee
with glass panes in the Obol’s residence broken which prompted him
(Obol Ofem) to call the Police Divisional Police Officer who
dispatched a team to chase down the fleeing Vikings members
alongside his bodyguards.
The Vikings have several times alleged that Obol Ofem’s
bodyguards are Axemen and he uses them to arrest Vikings who are
then handed over to the Police; a situation they described as
unfair.
It was during this search that Mr. Iroh was shot dead and at
least two others sustaining injuries.
His death sparked a reprisal from the Vikings who burnt some
house suspected to belong to Axe men in Ijiman, Ugep on Thursday
night with several members of both gangstar groups sustaining gun
wounds as well as innocent bystanders.
However, men of the Nigerian Army and the State Anti-Robbery
Squad were seen patrolling Ugep town throughout Friday in a bid to
restore calm in the area.
Obol Ofem had earlier this year banned all gangstar activities
which makes him the first Cross River monarch reported to have
taken a bold step towards curbing what has become a devastating
trend plaguing the entire state.
Reacting to the loss of his nephew, Mr. Obla took to
Facebook to express his grievances and warned against politicians
arming youths for elections as this always backfired. He also
revealed how the family made several efforts to rein in
Jude.
“Yesterday, June 29, 2017 I lost my nephew , Jude Iroh Junior in
the cult related war currently ravaging Ugep, my ancestral home. As
painful as the loss of this relative is, many of us saw it coming.
I didn’t know I will be a direct victim. It would have been any of
us. For years, I have been raising alarms on the stockpiling of
arms by politicians and the arming of jobless youths by them for
elections. This hydra-headed demon they created is what has also
snowballed into the present crisis.
As a community, we know the perpetrators of these crimes. They
are our siblings and friends. However, we continue to shield them.
Today I am a victim. Tomorrow it will be you. In my family’s case,
we have summoned my nephew who was killed yesterday to a family
meeting some weeks earlier and directed him to quit when we learnt
he is a member of a blood thirsting and murderous cult group known
as Viking . He acknowledged his membership and said he will work
towards renouncing it. I am not sure he did until he met his
untimely death.
Today, we all need to rise against this devil that is becoming
part of our land. The Ugep man is never known to spill the blood of
his person. But today it is done in Ugep in the full view of
everyone. How did we get to this level? Where is our conscience?
Where is our humanity?
It is also unfortunate that the Palace that should be in the
vanguard to cure the land of this menace is also been fingered.
This is the time for all of us to act and tell ourselves the truth.
Nobody should be spared no matter how highly placed. I am going to
champion this. The death of my nephew is also an extra motivation.
Our land must be healed.
The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on
Prosecution, Barrister Okoi Obono-Obla’s nephew, Jude Iroh Junior
has been shot dead in a cult war between the Supreme Vikings
Confraternity and the Black Axe Confraternity in Ugep, Yakurr Local
Government Area of Cross River State on Thursday.
According to CrossRiverWatch, Jude suspected to be a member of
the Vikings was shot dead by members of the Black Axe following a
confrontation at the palace of the Obol Lopon Of Ugep.
CrossRiverWatch added that, the renewed war began when members
of the SVC visited Obol Ofem Ubana to intimate him of their
findings on the disappearance of a member of the axe men months
ago.
An anonymous and a member who narrated the incident said, they
had visited a Charms man in Akwa Ibom state who told them that the
Axe men killed their own person and not the Vikings and Obol Ofem
called the Police to arrest them.
“Instead of Obol Ofem to listen to them, he invited the police
again to come and arrest them, when they discovered it, one of the
Viking men (names withheld) shot towards Obol Ofem’s direction but
one of the body guard of the Obol Lopon block the gun shot with his
body to protect the Obol,” the Vikings member said.
Further findings reveal that the Vikings members visited the
Obol’s palace with the native doctor whom they had consulted in
Akwa Ibom as they had discovered the missing person died during an
initiation ceremony of the Axe men.
The Obol’s bodyguards upon sighting the contingent of Viking’s
prevented them from entering the palace which then led to a melee
with glass panes in the Obol’s residence broken which prompted him
(Obol Ofem) to call the Police Divisional Police Officer who
dispatched a team to chase down the fleeing Vikings members
alongside his bodyguards.
The Vikings have several times alleged that Obol Ofem’s
bodyguards are Axemen and he uses them to arrest Vikings who are
then handed over to the Police; a situation they described as
unfair.
It was during this search that Mr. Iroh was shot dead and at
least two others sustaining injuries.
His death sparked a reprisal from the Vikings who burnt some
house suspected to belong to Axe men in Ijiman, Ugep on Thursday
night with several members of both gangstar groups sustaining gun
wounds as well as innocent bystanders.
However, men of the Nigerian Army and the State Anti-Robbery
Squad were seen patrolling Ugep town throughout Friday in a bid to
restore calm in the area.
Obol Ofem had earlier this year banned all gangstar activities
which makes him the first Cross River monarch reported to have
taken a bold step towards curbing what has become a devastating
trend plaguing the entire state.
Reacting to the loss of his nephew, Mr. Obla took to
Facebook to express his grievances and warned against politicians
arming youths for elections as this always backfired. He also
revealed how the family made several efforts to rein in
Jude.
“Yesterday, June 29, 2017 I lost my nephew , Jude Iroh Junior in
the cult related war currently ravaging Ugep, my ancestral home. As
painful as the loss of this relative is, many of us saw it coming.
I didn’t know I will be a direct victim. It would have been any of
us. For years, I have been raising alarms on the stockpiling of
arms by politicians and the arming of jobless youths by them for
elections. This hydra-headed demon they created is what has also
snowballed into the present crisis.
As a community, we know the perpetrators of these crimes. They
are our siblings and friends. However, we continue to shield them.
Today I am a victim. Tomorrow it will be you. In my family’s case,
we have summoned my nephew who was killed yesterday to a family
meeting some weeks earlier and directed him to quit when we learnt
he is a member of a blood thirsting and murderous cult group known
as Viking . He acknowledged his membership and said he will work
towards renouncing it. I am not sure he did until he met his
untimely death.
Today, we all need to rise against this devil that is becoming
part of our land. The Ugep man is never known to spill the blood of
his person. But today it is done in Ugep in the full view of
everyone. How did we get to this level? Where is our conscience?
Where is our humanity?
It is also unfortunate that the Palace that should be in the
vanguard to cure the land of this menace is also been fingered.
This is the time for all of us to act and tell ourselves the truth.
Nobody should be spared no matter how highly placed. I am going to
champion this. The death of my nephew is also an extra motivation.
Our land must be healed.
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