Ebonyi state Police Command has discovered the dead
bodies of the two missing students of Federal Government College, Okposi in
Ohaozara local government area of the state.
The
two students were declared missing on May 14.
In
a statement, the police spokesman, ASP George Okafor, said that following the
report made to the police, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Peace Ibekwe
Abdallah, led other senior police officers with the SARS team on ground for on
the spot operational assessment and rescue of the missing students.
The
PPRO disclosed that the dead bodies were discovered at a bamboo grove in ATA
River, about half a kilometre from the college premises.
According
to him, the discovery was sequel to information received while interacting with
the entire community leaders, youths and other stakeholders of the area.
He
added that in response to the information, the Command combined teams
discovered the decomposing corpses of the two missing students whose parents
were on hand to identify them.
However,
the bodies of the two students were evacuated and deposited in the morgue for
autopsy.
COMMUNITY REACTS
OKPOSI – E 8 EXPRESSES SHOCK OVER THE DEATH OF TWO
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, OKPOSI STUDENTS
Early in the morning of Monday, May
23, 2016, the news broke that two students of Federal Government College who
were reportedly missing were found dead.
At an emergency meeting of Okposi E
- 8 held on May 23, 2016, at Garki, Abuja, it was resolved as follows:
Okposi E – 8 is shocked and
expresses serious concern over the unfortunate death of these students.
We call on law enforcement agencies
to take all steps necessary to unravel the cause of death; exploring all
possible leads. This is the first time that such bizarre development is being
reported in Federal Government College, Okposi since the establishment of the
School in 1965.
We encourage our people, friends and
lovers of our Community to rise to this new challenge and provide adequate
information to law enforcement agents for a thorough investigation to establish
the cause of death. All concerned should not pander to sentiments but allow
reason and morality to prevail.
Our hearts go out to the family of
the deceased, the School, and the entire Okposi.
Okposi E– 8 is an organization of
elites resident in Abuja from Okposi in Ohaozara Local Government Area, Ebonyi
State.
Signed:
For Okposi E – 8;
Barrister Emenike Joseph
Okorie
Chairman
Barrister Ugochukwu Ezekiel
Secretary
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