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Confirming the story exclusively to Vanguard yesterday, Mr. Kelechi Obilonu, the elder brother of one of the deceased, Mr. Chidi Obilonu, recalled with grief that “the gory incident happened about 7.30pm, Thursday evening, at Umuoma Nekede autonomous community”.Obilonu recounted: “The second victim of the attack, Mr. Cyracus Ekejiuba is a native of Isiekenesi, Ideato South Local Government Area of the state and a tenant in our place.
“When I got to the scene, I quickly called some of the policemen from Nekede Division. I was privileged to have their numbers and they responded in good time. When they noticed that my brother was dead, they detailed one of them to follow me to the morgue where we deposited him. Vanguard gathered in Owerri that the military arrested the suspects at the collation centre, Central School in Iho, Ikeduru Local Government.
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state led by Charles Ezekwem had raised an allegation that Okorocha had engaged in continued withdrawal of state funds to the tune of over N17 billion from about four different banks. The PDP under Ezekwem also alleged that Okorocha was tampering with major government properties in order to create difficulties for the incoming government.Some of the withdrawals according to Ezekwem occurred between Tuesday, March 12 and Thursday, March 14, 2019.
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