There was pandemonium at Owhelogbo community, Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta state following the burning of two hotels and a building over last Friday’s killing of a man in a hotel, Century Home, in the community, SaharaReporters is reporting.
It was gathered that the community youths and family of the deceased had not been happy following the manner the state Commissioner of Police and his men are handling the whole matter and accused the commissioner of compromise.
It was gathered that, the statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe allegedly releasing and exonerating the owner of the hotel who was allegedly connected to the kidnap and killing of the Bishop, aggravated the anger of the community youths and family members of the deceased.
Trouble started on Monday when a team of police officers from the state police command Asaba, came to the community on a visit to the scene of the crime with the manager of the hotel, when some youths allegedly confronted the police why the hotel owner was released and exonerated when investigations had not been formally concluded.
Community sources told SaharaReporters that shortly after the confrontation with the team of police, angry youths who had suspected compromise on the side of the police, mobilised to the two hotels and a residential building belonging to the owner of Century home and set them ablaze.
A member of the deceased family who identified himself as Osama Omamoke Elijah, accused the state commissioner of police of compromise and called for the immediate transfer of the case to the office of the Inspector General of Police in Abuja as they no longer had confidence in the Delta State Police command.
Reacting to the Monday incident, the chairman of Isoko North council, Godwin Ogorugba who confirmed the burning of the property expressed disappointment and condemned any act of taking laws into ones hands.
The council boss appealed to the people of Owhelogbo community to remain calm and allow security agencies to do their work as investigations were already ongoing in the matter, warning that the government would not tolerate any act of lawlessness in the community and the entire local government.
When contacted for comment on the incident, the Delta state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO SP Bright Edafe said, “On today’s incident, I have not gotten details yet but as soon as I have them I shall reach you back”.
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