Mr Isaac Maduka a native of Umuikpa Akanu Item in Bende Local Government Area,Abia has cried out for justice over the gruesome killing of his 20yr Old Son by angry youths of the community.
The ugly incident which occured on January 28 2024 according to the the father of the deceased has brought untold pain and anguish to his family.
Isaac Maduka the father of the deceased while narrating the incident to the newsmen at his country home Umuikpa Akanu Item
stated that his deceased son Ndukwe Isaac was living with his mother Uwaezuo Isaac at Okai Bende where they engaged in cultivation of yam and Rice, a thriving business managed by the deceased and his mother
According to Isaac Maduka who was in a visibly pensive mood ” my son begged his mother that he needed to buy some clothes and shoes inorder to be like his mates but his mother denied him that which prompted to take the sum of #110,000 from where his mother hid it.
“The late Ndukwe Isaac my son admitted to his mother that he bought clothes,radio and electrical wiring materials for his room from the #110,000 with #75000 balance remaining
“One of the mother’s brother Anyim Igwe took the young boy accused of theft to the youths of the village.A certain Ndukwe Igara immediately called the Eze of the community HRH Eze James OPara Ogbonna the Ezeugo 1 of Okai Item Autonomous Community on phone who then instructed the youths to handle the matter.
” The youths tied both my son’s hands and legs kept him on the road, beat and tortured him to death after which i was called and told that my son is dead and needed to be buried.
“I came there and told them not to bury him but rather to put the young man in the mortuary because he was killed in a gruesome and brutal manner.
“When the ambulance arrived to take the boys corpse to the mortuary the Prime minister of the community Prophet Igwe Kalu threatened to burn the ambulance if it steps an inch.
“The Eze of the community therefore used his power to order that the boy should be buried in a specified site with the youths jubilating on the announcement.
“When the matter got out of hand I was advised to involve the government and by 6pm on that January 28 i reported the matter to the Igbere Police station zone 9.
The deceased father after narrating the incident that led to the unjust killing of his son stated that the case was transferred to State Police Criminal investigate department Umuahia after the deceased mother who he was living with before his demise made a late entry when they tried to arrest her.
“The Police invited everyone involved in the case but only the Eze honoured the invitation while others like Anyim Igwe the mother’s brother who reported the theft incident to the youths of the village and one Ndukwe Igara who made the call to the king all failed to appear.
Isaac Maduka the deceased noted the matter is now in court but the serious threats to his life by the community Prime minister Prophet Igwe Kalu who have come to the market,at the court sitting even to the extent of coming to his home sternly warning him to back off from the case or face severe consequences.
He lamented that he can no longer go out of his house or even go to the farm or market due to fears over his life.
He therefore called on the government to intervene in this case inorder to bring justice to his late son and also help secure his life amid the numerous threats he’s facing.
When the newsmen contacted the Police PPRO DSP Maureen Chilaka through the phone over the incident she advised Mr Maduka Isaac to formally report to the police over the threats to his life.
