Fani-Kayode Accuses Okorocha Of ‘Ritual Sacrifice’ Over Deaths In Owerri Market Demolition

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By Tayo OLU
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Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has accused Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha of ritually killing three people, including a 10-year-old boy, during a forceful demolition of Owerri main market, popularly known as the Eke Ukwu Market.

Fani-Kayode, who labeled Okorocha a “one-legged” murderer and ritualist, frowned at the alleged bloody dispersion of traders at the ancient market situated at Douglas Road, Owerri, using police men.

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The policemen, alongside operatives of other security agencies, were said to have sporadically shot at traders which led to the death of the10-year-old boy identified as Somtochukwu and two others.

Fani-Kayode, in his reaction to the deaths, tweeted:

“When will this pot-bellied illiterate, this filthy, this one-legged ritualist and this ravenous beast stop killing people in Imo?

“Calling a mass murderer, a mass murderer, a racist a racist, a bigot a bigot, a monster a monster and a tyrant a tyrant is NOT hate speech.

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“It is called speaking truth to power and it is the life-blood of democracy. Anyone that thinks otherwise needs to go back to school,” he said.

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Meanwhile the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has similarly said Governor Okorocha is to be blamed for the deaths.

In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Dayo Adeneye, the PDP said the forceful eviction of the traders was done in “in violation of a pending order granted by an Imo State High Court” which had restrained the state government from demolishing the market.

“1. We condemn the Forceful Demolition of the Popular Eke Ukwu Market and violent eviction of traders in Owerri by the Imo State Government using men of the Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies during which three (3) people including a 10-year-old child were extra-judicially murdered and several other people were injured.

“2. This violent eviction is all the more condemnable because it was carried out in violation of a pending Order granted by an Imo State High Court restraining the Imo State Government from demolishing the Market and Evicting the Traders.

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“3. This action, sadly, follows a pattern of the Use of the Apparatus of State Security to forcefully and violently carry out evictions of ordinary Nigerians from valuable property in blatant violation of Court Orders. Not very long ago, the Lagos State Government ordered the Forceful Eviction of indigent Nigerians from waterfront properties to enable it enter into joint venture agreements for the Construction of luxury apartments. Like the Owerri incident, this eviction led to the deaths of at least two (2) people and the Injury of several others, including women and children.

“4. As much as we acknowledge the deals of Development and the Construction of critical infrastructure, these ideals must be pursued within the confines of respect for the Rule of Law as well as in a humane manner that preserves the dignity of indigent Nigerians while giving them viable and affordable alternatives regarding where to live, grow and trade.

“5. Unfortunately, the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not recognise such valuable ideals and as such, continues to design, promote and pursue anti-people policies.

“6. We call for the Immediate Investigation of these extra-judicial murders and for the Culprits to be brought to book. Only such an action will give justice to the Dead and discourage the Use of the Police and other security agencies as tools fo further oppression of ordinary Nigerians.

“7. May God rest the dead,” read the statement.

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