…begs IGP to urgently restore peace to Isoko land
…says Oleh Odionlogbo should mind his utterances
Former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon Leo Ogor on Friday said there was no time he armed youths in Isoko to perpetuate mayhem in Oleh as alleged by the Odionlogbo of Oleh in Isoko South of Delta State.
TheNewsguru.com, (TNG) reports that Ogor who was reacting over alleged killing of Oleh indigenes by yet to be identified persons in October 15th and the allegation by Odionlogbo of Oleh that he armed youths.
The Delta lawmaker who was visibly peeved by the allegation told TNG that “how could I arm youths that are my constituents to kill the people I have represented for so many years.
He averred that it would be ridiculous for him to arm a community in his constituency against another community since all the peoples that make up his federal constituency are his constituents.
He accused the traditional ruler of Oleh, who made the allegation against of ill-motives to drag his name into the crisis that he knows nothing about and challenged him to prove his allegations by showing whatever links he has to the protagonists of the Ozoro-Oleh crisis or role he played in the communal crisis.
The Isoko Rep appealed to the inspector general of police and the state commissioner of police to wade into the matter by investigating the allegations made by the Oleh traditional ruler, including looking into the communal crisis with a view to bringing the perpetrators of violence to justice.
“l represent the Isoko people, they are all my constituents. I want to call on the inspector general of police and the Delta State police commissioner to in the interest of peace to come into the matter and bring it to a logical end.
“The culprits must be arrested and brought to book. I am absolutely, disgusted with the allegations made by the Oleh clan head that l bought arms for anyone to kill people of my constituency.
“l am disturbed by the killings. We need to do everything possible to restore peace and end the crisis. It’s abnormal for the Oleh clan head to accuse me of arming one community all because l live in Ozoro. The matter must be properly investigated.
“The allegation against me by the Oleh clan head l believe is politically motivated. My belief is that nobody has the right to take life. I sympathize with the families that lost loved ones during the crisis.
“The most important thing now, is for the perpetrators of the killings to be caught and punished, and for the police to do everything within their powers in concert with stakeholders to end the communal crisis and restore lasting peace,” he stated