The crowd of the 81-year-old Pa Dennis Okugbaye, the treasurer of the Okuama folk within the Ughelli South Native Executive Section of Delta Order, who died in army detention on December 10, 2024, have defined the instances environment his demise.
The revelation got here because the Delta Order Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori and the army government haven’t begun to construct a commentary six days later Pa Okugbaye died.
Community assets, who didn’t need their names discussed for safety causes, informed our correspondent that they paid N140,000 for gas to the army to hold their ill father from Port Harcourt to Asaba.
The PUNCH accrued that Pa Okugbaye used to be being transported from Port Harcourt, Rivers Order, via the army officials to 63 Brigade, Asaba, Delta Order, when he allegedly died.
“We have been informed that our father could be very ill and we must ship N140,000 to shop for gas to move him to Asaba in order that we (the crowd) can shoot him to clinic.
“We despatched the cash and have been informed to return to 63 Brigade, Asaba to obtain our father on Monday, December 9. They warned us that most effective his daughter would obtain him.
“On Monday morning, we got here to Asaba, later our sister moved to the army barrack, 63 Brigade, Asaba, to obtain him however she used to be there until round 5 pm, refuse sign. We knowledgeable a few of our leaders, together with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, of the advance.
“We went back home, it was on Tuesday when we were calling to know the next step that we were told that our father died on the road when they were about to come,” the assets stated.
They added that to era, the army authority or the governor had no longer referred to as them over the advance.
Pa Okugbaye’s demise got here slightly a life later the demise of the folk President Common, Pa James Oghoroko, in army detention.
The folk leaders, Pa Oghoroko (now deceased), Pa Okugbaye (now deceased), Prof Arthur Ekpekpo, Leading Belvis Adogbo, Mrs Mabel Owhemu and Mr Dennis Malaka, have been, between August 18 and 20, 2024, arrested via the military and have been stored incommunicado in detention with out trial.
Their arrests adopted the killing of 17 infantrymen on a pleasure undertaking to unravel the battle between Okuama and Okoloba communities on March 14, 2024.
Efforts to succeed in the Commissioner for Knowledge, Dr Ifeanyi Osuoza and the Leading Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Festus Ahon, failed as cries and messages despatched to them weren’t replied to as of the presen of submitting this file.
A social critic, Mr Zik Gbemre, berated Oborevwori for his failure to name the military to form.
In a commentary made to be had to reporters on Sunday, Gbemre stated the reported demise of 2 leaders of the Okuama folk in army detention and the worry for the lives of 4 others nonetheless being held unlawfully uncovered the worsening institutional disasters.
“Oborevwori shying clear of his accountability to name the military to form in rude abuse of energy within the atmosphere could be very wicked and shameful because the safety officer of the atmosphere.
“In the last couple of days, what is happening in Delta is appalling, very shameful and inciting,” he stated.