Youths On Rampage, Destroy House Of Man Who Shot Dead Their Colleague While Playing Football Near His House
Angry youths have completely destroyed the house of a 70-year-old man for shooting dead one youth in Ohokobe Ndume, Umuahia, Abia State.
Eyewitness said that the man identified as Stephen Irobunda, shot and killed one Bright Odizuru, 30, for playing football in front of his house on Saturday, 2nd November.
It was gathered that Youths of the community demolished the building on Tuesday, November 5, and also destroyed other property belonging to the suspect.
Villagers who spoke to journalists said due to the limitation of movement by the state government due to the Local Government election on Saturday, some youths were playing football during the election near the man’s house.
According to them, the old man had earlier warned them to stop playing football close to his house, but the youths ignored him which angered the man.
“After the old man had warned them several times to stop the football, the youths refused, leading to a tense argument between the aged man and the youths,” the source narrated.
“The old man in order for him to forcefully stop the youths from playing the football, went inside his house, brought out his dane gun and fired in the air to scare them away but the youths after running away regrouped and went back to Irobunda house to find out why he was trying to intimidate them with gunshots.”
The source further disclosed that at that point after a heated argument, the suspect drew his gun again and shot one of the youths in his abdomen, leading to the death of Bright Odizuru.
The death of the young man angered the Ohokobe Mbaocha youths who pounced on the suspect and attempted to lynch him before he was rescued by security agents.
The irate youths also tried to set his house ablaze, but were calmed down by the security agents.
The spokesperson of Abia State Police Command, ASP Maureen Chinaka confirmed the incident.
“Following information to the Ehimiri Police Station, the police went in and rescued the suspect from a mob that was about to lynch him, adding that investigation is ongoing at the State Criminal Investigation Department.
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