The man tells his own side of the story below..
My name is Jeremiah Ashang, crown Prince of Obanlikwu. At about 01.00Hrs
on Saturday 18th July 2015, in Gramics Hotel along Obudu Ranch road in
Cross River State, the Chief of Staff to the Cross River State
Government (Martin Orim) orders his security aide to shoot me dead. This
is my story.
In the early hours of Saturday 18th July, 2015 at about 1am I returned
to my hotel room from funeral at Igwo in Obudu and in my company was my
cousin and his father. While trying to settle in into our booked rooms,
we discovered an unknown man in one of the rooms.
This unidentified person rained curses and attacked
my uncle and when we tried to resolve the crisis at the front office,
this stranger identified himself firstly as a cultist and also as the
driver to the Chief of staff to the cross river state government.
While I was still trying to settle in, my cousin proceeded to speak to
the Chief of Staff who was at the time seated at the bar soaked in
alcohol with his friends and cohorts. On meeting them and greeting them
respectfully, he proceeded to report the incident that transpired
earlier so that the said driver could be called to order as he had
disrespected his father.
In a split moment as I learnt from the receptionist, an EFCC official
(Peter Atianshe Akpanke ) seated with the Chief of staff accosted my
cousin and asked what audacity he had to walk up to their gathering to
report such an incident. In the heat of the argument, the Chief of staff
stood up and angrily ordered that his security immediately shoot my
cousin. The security aides proceeded to pounce on my cousin, hitting him
with their boots, gun butts, batons and also sprayed teargas into his
eyes whilst shooting sporadically and causing chaos in the
neighbourhood.
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| My cousin’s blood-stained clothes after the assault. |
Upon hearing the commotion, I stepped out to find out what was going on
and immediately the EFFC official identified me as his cousin and
immediately the chief of staff ordered his security aides who were
Police men to assault me. They beat me up mercilessly, tied me up,
sprayed tear gas into my eyes and bundled me into their Hilux Truck.
Thereafter the Chief of Staff ordered his Aides to shoot and kill my
cousin and me.
When I heard this I took off for my dear life, some shots were fired at
me and I was lucky to escape by the grace of God.
Is this the change we are looking for? This is an inhumane act
perpetrated by individual who takes advantage of the position he is in
to intimidate people at will for no just cause. I have taken up the
matter to the appropriate authority. Both policemen are attached to
Police Mobile Force 11 Calabar.
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