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Mrs. Jennifer Johnson, the pregnant housewife of a 33-year-old native physician within the Obolo space of Mbano in Owerri, Imo State, Vibrant Johnson, has cried out over the alleged extrajudicial killing of her five-year-old son by vigilantes.
The vigilantes had been allegedly led by the youth president of the neighborhood recognized as Amaze Chibuke, popularly referred to as Jaguar.
Mrs. Johnson, in her petition, addressed to the Director-Basic of the Division of State Servives (DSS) and the Inspector-Basic of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, additionally accused the youth president of the neighborhood of ordering the capturing of her husband’s brother, Okechukwu Johnson and arrest of her husband, Vibrant Johnson, over undisclosed prices.
Whereas talking with journalists, Mrs Johnson claimed that Chibuke was concerned in a land dispute along with her husband.
She alleged that he invaded their house in firm with unidentified youths armed with pump-action weapons and ordered the capturing of her husband and his youthful brother for resisting arrest.
She stated, “My husband was shot within the leg and brought away to an undisclosed location for the final 4 days. His youthful brother was shot within the again and my 5-year-old son was shot useless.”
Mrs. Johnson, who was in tears, instructed journalists that after a lot strain from members of the family and her husband’s kinsmen, Chibuke claimed that her husband was detained on the DSS workplace positioned at Irete alongside Onitsha Highway in Owerri, Imo State.
She stated, “I’m calling on the DG, DSS and the IG of Police to wade into this matter and save my husband from the killer-squad of Amaze Chibuke popularly referred to as Jaguar. The household have tried to achieve entry to my husband a number of instances however the DSS officers have refused. I need to know if my husband remains to be alive or not. He doesn’t even know that his son has been shot useless.
“My husband is harmless. That is case of disputed household land that’s getting used to hunt my husband.”
She recalled that bother began when some unidentified males on November 9, 2024 accosted her near Amanaku market in Obolo whereas on her method again from an errand. She stated the lads ordered her right into a automobile alongside along with her five-year-old son whereas conducting a police raid.
She stated, “Once I entered, I seen that there was a person already within the automobile tied like a suspect. I used to be crying that I’m a married girl and harmless. They nonetheless began beating the person tied within the automobile over his plea that they need to let me and my son go.
“The three males within the automobile had been on masks and I feared that we now have been kidnapped. However once they moved about 10 minutes, they stopped all of the sudden and requested us to enter the bush. They had been being chased by eyewitnesses who noticed how they pushed me into their automobile.
“I used to be pleading that they need to please enable me go. One of many masked males now ordered that we (the three of us – the person we met within the automobile, my son and I) ought to be shot however one other countered the order and stated they need to allow us to go.
“I held onto my son and ran off in the fitting, whereas the person ran the opposite method. On my method again house, the neighborhood folks stopped me and requested me to come back and establish the person that escaped from our abductor’s automobile. I recognized him as the person who was pushed out from the automobile with us. But it surely appears they refused to agree.
“Once I received house, I instructed my husband what occurred and he instantly went to the police station to report. My husband requested the police to come back with him to the scene to keep away from the mob making use of jungle justice to kill an harmless man. However the police on obligation expressed worry because of the lateness of the night time.”
Mrs Johnson stated a stated few days after the incident, “some youths of the neighborhood got here to our home and accused my husband of alleged involvement in my tried kidnap and abduction of a Rev. Father in Owerri”.
She stated, “I used to be shocked. They claimed the person that was pushed out from the automobile by people who tried to abduct me fingered my husband. They stated the person modified his story and indicted my husband. We later gathered that the person was tied up in a self-styled jail constructed by Jaguar and compelled to implicate my husband.
“All makes an attempt to get his lawyer to intervene failed because the lawyer, whose workplace is positioned alongside Isiala-Mbano space was compromised and dealing for the accused youth president. The compromised lawyer collected one million naira from my husband and later demanded for 5 million to ‘settle the matter’. We refused and reported the matter to Imo State Police headquarters.
“Jaguar later declared my husband needed useless or alive over issues to be dealt with by the police. We later reported to the police. The police invited Jaguar and detained him for declaring my husband needed. However he received bail after some highly effective people reached out.
“On the police headquarters beneath the IPO recognized as Umeh, each events had been invited on the twenty fourth of December, 2024. However Jaguar failed to indicate up and the IPO gave one other date.
“Three days in the past, on the twenty sixth of December, 2024, the youth president of the neighborhood, Amaze Chibuke, popularly referred to as Jaguar got here to the home with 5 males in mufti and armed with pump-action weapons to arrest my husband over alleged involvement in my kidnapping and that of 1 Reverend Father in Owerri.
“I held unto Jaguar crying, saying that he ought to depart my husband alone. My husband’s youthful brother was additionally arguing with them to not take my brother away. The subsequent factor I heard was Jaguar ordering that they need to open hearth. They shot my husband within the leg, shot my husband’s brother within the again and my five-year-old son, received shot within the head and died.
“My father-in-law rushed out and demanded from Jaguar why he ordered them to shoot, he stated the demise of my son shouldn’t be his enterprise. And that we must always go to the DSS workplace to see my husband. We have now been to DSS however no method. We don’t even know if he’s alive.
“I’m calling on the DSS DG and the Police IG to intervene and save my husband. Jaguar has killed my son and I don’t need to lose my husband too. They need to tell us the whereabouts of my husband and examine these incidents. My husband is harmless. That is case of disputed household land that’s getting used to hang-out my husband.”
When The Bureau Newspaper reached out to Chibuke for his response to the allegations, he declined to make any remark.
When contacted by The Bureau Newspaper, he briefly answered the telephone, listened to the questions posed to him, after which abruptly ended the decision, subsequently turning off his cell phone.
However the Police Public Relations Officer of the state police command, ASP Henry Okoye, stated he was not conscious of the incident. He, nonetheless, vowed to get to the foundation of the matter.
“I’m not conscious of this matter; you’re simply informing me now. However one factor I can guarantee you is that I’m going to take it up,” he stated.
“It is a legal case that should not be swept beneath the carpet and I’m fairly certain that the commissioner of police goes to do all the things attainable throughout the regulation to make sure that the victims get the justice they deserve on this case, if the belongings you instructed me are true.
“I’m going to observe this case carefully and make sure that it’s not compromised. It’s one thing that won’t be tolerated.”
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