The Inspector General of police Mohammed Abubakar has revealed that
the four students of the University of Port Harcourt, who were
gruesomely killed by a mob in Aluu, a community in Rivers State on 5th
October were not armed robbers.
The IGP, in a statement issued Monday in Abuja explained that
findings have shown that the victims were not armed robbers but had gone
to the area where they met their unfortunate death to demand for money
allegedly owed to them by one Coxson Lelebori Lucky, alias ‘Bright’, who
raised a false alarm that the victims were armed robbers.
The statement noted that Coxson has gone underground, even as it
stressed that detectives were on his trail. “Intelligence report also
implicated Alhaji Hassan Welewa, as being the person who incited the mob
to unleash terror on the victims.
Further investigation conducted by the police indicates that four (4)
suspects, namely: Felemo Solomon; Cynthia Chinwo; Ozioma Abajuo and
Chigozie Samuel Evans have been closely linked to this barbarous act.
Investigation is ongoing with efforts being intensified to track down
others who are involved in the incident. Those who are found culpable
shall be prosecuted”, the statement read.
It would be recalled that four students of University of Port
Harcourt namely: Ugunna Obuzor,18, 200 Level Geology; Lloyd Toku, 19,
200 Level Civil Engineering; Tekena Elkanah, 20, a Diploma Technical
student and Chiadaka Odinga, 20, 200 Level Theatre Arts were on 5th
October, 2012 murdered in cold blood.
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