By Kingsley Emoregha
No fewer than five persons have been killed, and properties worth millions of naira destroyed as the people of Ugboren Community in Sapele, Delta, fight over the suspected shielding of a certain Endurance Goodspeed Akibor, who the people alleged to have defiled the land.
The said Akibor, who came to the community to do poultry faming business, was caught red-handed with a fellow man having sexual affairs, a development that led to their thorough beating before Akibor escaped.
The unholy affairs, which took place on November 11, 2022, led to the death of one Mr Christopher Ukekeranye, Mr. Akibor partner in crime and since then the family of the late victim is demanding that the fate that fell on their son must be vented on the fleeing Akibor.
According to an eye witness, who pleaded anonymity, the recent issue that led to the escalation of the crisis is that the family of Ukekeranye who could not trace the whereabout of Akibor to also kill him suspected that his barber who was his close ally Mr. Joshua Damoni, must know the whereabout of Akibor.
‘He m’And in the process of trying to forcefully subject him to produce Akibor led to retaliation from his own family and that was what led to the free for all fights.
He confided thus: ”The fight claimed the lives of five persons, while many were injured and properties worth millions of naira destroyed.
”Although the police have restored normalcy, the general mood here is that the said Mr. Akibor must also die to pacify the family of those who lost their lives”, he adeed.
