Eldest son
of Chief Atoza Ihindan, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in
Benue State who was murdered recently – Terfa Atoza-Ihindan – on
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 pointed accusing fingers at the Chief Security
Officer (CSO) to Governor Samuel Ortom – Dickson Orlu Pawa – and the
Youth leader of PDP in the state, Moses Anaana over the death of his
father read more................
Addressing a press conference in Abuja,
Terfa, who is a former Commissioner of Commerce & Industry said:
“While the police are doing their best to unearth the identity of the
killers, I am constrained to state that I strongly suspect
Superintendent of Police, Dickson Orlu Pawa, the Chief Security Officer
to Governor Samuel Ortom who was the Aide De Camp (ADC) to former
Governor Gabriel Suswam for seven years five months and Mr. Moses
Anaana, (alias Anaana J.) as the masterminds of my father’s
assassination.
“The killing of people because of
political differences is reprehensible and does not help our efforts to
build democracy in this country. Human life is sacred and those that
deprive other humans of their life should be held to account for their
crimes.
“I call on you to assist me to bring the
killers of my father to book and to be vigilant so that together we can
put away this sad horrendous activity from our national life.”
Speaking further, he said a petition had already been filed against
the pair.Also reacting to the development the PDP Publicity Secretary
for Benue State, Godwin Ayihe condemned the rising wave of political
killings in the state.
He said: “The party’s former chairman in
Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, Hon. Zege Igyuve, was shot and
killed by unknown gunmen, and the party’s Youth Leader in Ushongo Local
Government Area, Hon. Ternenge Gbuuga, also met a similar fate. Prior to
then, two
stalwarts of the party in Kwande, Dege Ayahemba and Tarkighir Agbatse,
were shot and killed, while another stalwart of the party, still in
Kwande, Hon. Felix Ajiva, died in circumstances which pointed to obvious
murder, as he was alleged to have been poisoned.”
So far, 14 people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Ihindan
stalwarts of the party in Kwande, Dege Ayahemba and Tarkighir Agbatse,
were shot and killed, while another stalwart of the party, still in
Kwande, Hon. Felix Ajiva, died in circumstances which pointed to obvious
murder, as he was alleged to have been poisoned.”
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