Published 27th of February, 2013
ETUMUDOR CHIDI ESCAPED FROM POLICE CUSTODY, DECLARED WANTED OVER HIS INVOLVEMENT IN IPOB ACTIVITIES
Son of a well known Trado-Medical Doctor, Mr. Etumudor Chidi has been declared wanted by the Nigerian Government over his agitations and involvement in the activities of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, (IPOB) and escape from the custody of the Agbor Police Divisional Headquarters, Delta State.
It was gathered that Nigerian Government even before the arrest of the IPOB leader, Mr.Maxi Nnamdi Kalu, the C.EO; Radio Biafra, has on several occasions sent serious warning to all citizens of Nigeria, both home and in diaspora, not to partake in any of the IPOB's activities or agitations. The warning also contained that if anyone is caught indulging in such acts, either by sampling the IPOB's Flags, Caps, Clothes and Identification Cards, he or she will be arrested and send to fourteen years imprisonment.
Speaking with Ika Weekly Newspaper Reporter, the IPOB's Assistant Coordinator, Agbor Zone, Mr. Kennedy Ifeanyichukwu, stated that their primary aim of coming out to support the IPOB'S activities is to adjutate for the freedom of their fellow Nigerians by ensuring that the oppressed is set free.
He said that their Agbor Zonal Coordinator, Mr. Nicko Usuegbu, a native of Owa-Alizomor Community in Ika North-East Local Government Area of Delta State and members of his family were sometime ago declared wanted by the Nigerian Authority. He also mentioned that one eldest in the Usuegbu family, Mr. Felix Usuegbu and his pregnant wife were also killed by the so-called Nigeria Authority purposely because they are agitating for IPOB.
According to him," We are not against anybody, but rather, we are only fighting for our freedom. We need freedom in Nigeria," he said.
In addition to this, the Newsmen also learnt that the wanted person, Mr. Etumudor Chidi is a native of Idumuesah Community in Ika North-East Local Government Area of Delta State.
Another source from Etumudor's family who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that Chidi's father, Mr. Etumudor Charles, is a well known native doctor and that he has been trying all he could do to initiate his son, Chidi into his Trado-Medical work, saying but all his efforts were to no avail as Chidi was not interested in joining him doing the native doctor's work.
The source also revealed that Mr. Etumudor Charles has on several occasions, threatened to deal with Chidi if he refuses to quit the IPOB group and join him in serving the gods. He explained that Chidi was arrested by the police, alongside other IPOB adjutators in Agbor in September, 2013.
Continuing, the Source stated that Etumudor Chidi was arrested by the Police, led by DSP Akpan Udor on the 25th day of February, 2013. A news came to them on the 27th of the same month of February, 2013 that the Cell was broken up and that all the IPOB members and other suspected criminals in the Cell have escaped, including our brother, Chidi and ever since then, we have not set our eyes on him, " he said.
Speaking further, the source said that the elders and native doctors in Idumuesah Community are searching for Chidi all over the community and have vowed to use him as sacrifice to the gods of the land whenever he is caught for refusing to takeover the gods from his father.
Meanwhile, Ika Weekly Newspaper Reporter, as at the time of filing this report, learnt that the Nigerian Authority has promised to reward anybody that can provide the police the reliable information that you lead to the arrest of all the suspects that escaped from the police custody. It was also gathered that the Nigeria Authority has vowed to send Chidi and others to 14 years imprisonment if apprehended.
