Published: 2007
ONE KILLED AND AS DELTA BYE ELECTION TURNS BLOODY EKREBUBO COMMUNITY IN ETHIOPE EAST L.G.A
By Ebenezer Adurokeya
One person said to be a voter, has been shot dead at the ongoing Delta State Gubernatorial Election in Ekrobuo Community in Ethiope East L.G.A in Delta State.
The Incident happened at about 12.00am on Saturday when the armed hoodlums allegedly stormed Isiokolo INEC Office unit (11) in attempt to snatch away ballot papers used for the election.
Sources said that the hoodlums, who were armed with AK 47 rifles, shot sporadically in the air to scare people for reason yet unknown. Oberovo Henry was killed during the shot out, he was a close friend to Ekpiwori Mathias, the Chairman of all the secretaries in the community. According to eye witnesses they said the ruling party P.D.P brought cult boys to exchange the ballot box to favour their party that was when the fight started.
The victim Mr. Oberovo Henry was later conveyed in the pool of his blood via a bus for medical attention at undisclosed facility and he later died according to Ekpiwori Mathias who was the party chairman.
In the ensuing commotion, the hoodlums according to eye witnesses went away with the voting materials, witnesses said there were gunshots and violence in the INEC Office.
Ekpiwori Mathias cried when he held that his beloved daughter was also killed and he vow never to rest until he revenge for the death of his daughter and his friend. The community was bloody because many people was injured , most of those hoodlum family members pays with their lives. The Police public Relation Officer DSP Bright Edefe declared Ekpiwori Mathias wanted, any person with useful information on his where about will be giving N10million naira.
The report on pre-election violence compiled by the National Human Rights Commission said that in the past 50 days 61 incidence of election violence occurred in 22 states with 58 killed. The incidence of violence, the commission said were captured from all six geopolitical Zones in Nigeria.
Ekpiwori Mathias has since left the country since he was disclosed wanted by Nigerian Police Office, eye witnesses said he vow never to step his leg in Nigeria since he lost his best friend and his daughter.
According to eye witnesses Ekpiwori Mathias injured 5 people in revenge of his friend and daughter the names of those injured by the afore-refered are as follows:
1.James Clark
2.Patrick Gift
3.Isaac Lucky
4.Ochuko Ife
5.Okeke Ifeanyi
According to DSP Bright Edefe he said EkpiworiMathias is a wanted man for taking laws into his hands to promote future peaceful election, Nigeria needs constitutional and legal reforms that will Lessing the political monopolization of resource.
The political control of law enforcement agencies also needs to be professional, security that will inspire public trust and confidence.
Below are the pictures of destroyed properties and materials and the photograph of MATHIAS EKPIWORI.
INEC OFFICE ENEKREBUO COMMUNITY IN ETHIOPE EAST
EKPIWORI MATHIAS
BURNT MATERIALS IN INEC OFFICE
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