PRESS RELEASE ON THE SHOOTING INCIDENCE BY INSPECTOR ROBINSON OTOBONG OF NSCDC, AKWA IBOM STATE COMMAND, AT UMUOKPO IN UMUOKORO VILLAGE, OBINGWA LGA OF ABIA STATE ON THE 8TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2020

I am Samuel Fadeyi, the States Commandant of Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps, Akwa Ibom State Command. I am constrained to give this press release in order to acquaint the general public about the true story relating to the shooting incidence by one of my personnel that led to the death of one Onyekachi Wogu at Umukoro village, Obingwa LGA of Abia State on the 8th of September, 2020 at about 1730 hours.

1. Our Inspector, Robinson Otobong is attached to CGGC Global Projects Nigeria Limited (CGGC), the company rehabilitating Akwa Ibom link road to Aba, Abia State. He is on the private assignment for the road construction and it's workers together with three other personnel.

2. On the 8th of September, 2020, he was on a mobile protective assignment for two expatriates of CGGC in a Hilux vehicle in transit to Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State to Abia State. They were in Ikot Ekpene-Aba road by Obingwa LGA of Abia State and a border town to Akwa Ibom at about 1630hrs, when they got to a bad section of the road. A trailer had already broken down causing traffic. In a bid to access a good portion of the road, they saw a barricade and some persons with shovels, machetes and sticks.

3. Officer Robinson initially believed they were community youths, so he alighted from the Hilux to talk to them to clear the barricade. Initially they listened to him but when they saw he was escorting the "white" expatriates, they became violent, brandishing their weapons and seeking to disarm the officer in other to get to the expatriates for whatever reasons.

4. Sensing danger of harm to himself and abduction or harm of his principals, Officer Robinson retreated but they surged at him with their cutlasses and shovels so much that he had to fire a warning shots. The shots did not deter them as they rushed him with sticks, machetes and shovels, trying to disarm him.

5. It was in the ensuing struggle that a second shot was fired and the leader of the mob who grabbed the muzzle of the rifle was shot. At that time, the driver who had seen the hostility and heard the gunshots had maneuvered the Hilux to Officer Robinson to leave the scene with the foreign nationals. However, Officer Robinson took compassion the shot hoodlum later identified as Onyekachi Wogu, and in a bid to save him, he carried him into the Hilux and sped off in search of a hospital.

6. At one of the border checkpoints manned by military personnel, they explained to the soldiers what had happened, they were directed to a nearby hospital, accompanying them for safety;

7. Unfortunately, Mr. Onyekachi Wogu was pronounced dead on arrival;

8. Whilst these medical diagnostics was going on, the hoodlums had regrouped and stormed the hospital having learnt that Officer Robinson was still in the territory. Some military men had to rescue the expatriates while the few on ground could not save my officer from being brutally beaten and machetted. The expatriates' Hilux was burnt right there in the hospital premises;

9. It took further reinforcement of military and police to rescue Officer Robinson and until recently, he was in a very dire and critical condition, resulting from injuries he sustained. He is being treated as of now at the police clinic in Abia State.

10. It is in view of these happenings that i find it regrettable, that it would be reported without verification, that our Officer recklessly shot the deceased in front of his compound. I believe the notoriety of this area is well known to travelers on that road and their history of violence even on security personnel is not hidden;

11. Would you have preferred an international event where foreign nationals in our care are taken and our rifle lost to unknown hoodlums? It is high time we stop playing politics with people's lives and situation. Parents should take responsibility for their ward's behavior. Security agents that they attack have families too and blood runs in their veins. I call on well-meaning citizens of this area to call their youths to order so that development will come there. The expatriates who are to rehabilitate their road are the same people we were guarding when the incident happened.

12. Be that as it may, a life is lost which calls for sober reflection, we condole with the family of the departed and we are ready to come personally to condole with them when the tension eases.

Thank you for your time.

COMMANDANT SAMUEL A. FADEYI, Esq.
STATE COMMANDANT

Source: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=141214514345836&id=108632590937362

useless save-face trash.

Afonja and lying

See as update is smelling like Buhari's Butt hole

Only an oil soup man,brother of liar Mohammed, can tell this lie so smoothly.
So civil defense has joined zoo police,zoo army,buhari's beloved boko,bandits,etc, in the league of those killing Nigerians?

Bloody liar.

If only this is true.. If only this is what really happened. If it is, then Officer did the right thing. He defended himself against a machete and shovel-welding mob who, it appears, we're bent on disarming him and kidnapping the expatriates

I was expecting a good cover story not this crap

Bloody Liar. The whole narrative is mixed in an ocean of lies.

My own belief is that if indeed the youths were disrupting a bypass, they may have been trying to get money from vehicles. It is a popular thing to find when you travel. Vehicles could be dropping N100 to follow such a bypass.

But this nonentity who was escorting white men felt they shouldn't pay a dime. Whether the youths demanded so much from them is what I don't know. But experience has shown me that most Nigerians will always treat a white man like god to the detriment of their fellow blacks.

And please don't ask me why someone should drop N100 just to follow a bypass. The problem with most of you Nigerians is that you don't like know what they call "Tipping". Some rich Nigerians will hardly tip poor people around them.

Jobless youths will help you wash your car, ordinary 1k no fit comot from your pocket. You will be asking them to collect N300 and manage. When armed robber collect your N70k phone, you will rush to church to give testimonies how God saved your life.

Let us learn to part with little changes in our hands. The poverty in the land is biting hard please.

azmanaty02:
See as update is smelling like Buhari's Butt hole

they kill Nigerian because of chinko .

Oga o

SpecialAdviser:

And please don't ask me why someone should drop N100 just to follow a bypass. The problem with most of you Nigerians is that you don't like know what they call "Tipping". Some rich Nigerians will hardly tip poor people around them.

You spoiled everything with this portion.
You have no right to demand money for a service you didn't render.
Nowhere in the world do the rich tip the poor.
Wherever you find tipping culture, it is restricted to the specific service rendered and agreed
upon beforehand.

Jobless youths will help you wash your car, ordinary 1k no fit comot from your pocket. You will be asking them to collect N300 and manage. When armed robber collect your N70k phone, you will rush to church to give testimonies how God saved your life.

Was the jobless youth forced to wash the car?
Why can't he negotiate the cost of his services before acting?
If the jobless youth washed a car he wasn't contracted for, then he deserves nothing.
Blackmail is actually illegal.
The jobless youth is actually free to start robbing because barricading road to extort
travelers is only a few degree away from armed robbery.

Let us learn to part with little changes in our hands. The poverty in the land is biting hard please.

Go hold your governor responsible.

SpecialAdviser:
Bloody Liar. The whole narrative is mixed in an ocean of lies.

My own belief is that if indeed the youths were disrupting a bypass, they may have been trying to get money from vehicles. It is a popular thing to find when you travel. Vehicles could be dropping N100 to follow such a bypass.

But this nonentity who was escorting white men felt they shouldn't pay a dime. Whether the youths demanded so much from them is what I don't know. But experience has shown me that most Nigerians will always treat a white man like god to the detriment of their fellow blacks.

And please don't ask me why someone should drop N100 just to follow a bypass. The problem with most of you Nigerians is that you don't like know what they call "Tipping". Some rich Nigerians will hardly tip poor people around them.

Jobless youths will help you wash your car, ordinary 1k no fit comot from your pocket. You will be asking them to collect N300 and manage. When armed robber collect your N70k phone, you will rush to church to give testimonies how God saved your life.

Let us learn to part with little changes in our hands. The poverty in the land is biting hard please.

Entitlement mentality!! You do not determine amount someone tip you if you wash my car and there is no fixed price, I can decide to pay whatever I feel like paying.

Story story

Xisnin:

You spoiled everything with this portion.
You have no right to demand money for a service you didn't render.
Nowhere in the world do the rich tip the poor.
Wherever you find tipping culture, it is restricted to the specific service rendered and agreed
upon beforehand.


Was the jobless youth forced to wash the car?
Why can't he negotiate the cost of his services before acting?
If the jobless youth washed a car he wasn't contracted for, then he deserves nothing.
Blackmail is actually illegal.
The jobless youth is actually free to start robbing because barricading road to extort
travelers is only a few degree away from armed robbery.


Go hold your governor responsible.

Lol. Tips are agreed before tipping. Says who. You need to read more about tipping. Again who told you the youths did not do any work on the bypass? My experience is that the youths usually fix the bypass for vehicles to pass.

tutudesz:

Entitlement mentality!! You do not determine amount someone tip you if you wash my car and there is no fixed price, I can decide to pay whatever I feel like paying.

No entitlement Mr. All bypass are first fixed by the youths.

Xisnin:

You spoiled everything with this portion.
You have no right to demand money for a service you didn't render.
Nowhere in the world do the rich tip the poor.
Wherever you find tipping culture, it is restricted to the specific service rendered and agreed
upon beforehand.


Was the jobless youth forced to wash the car?
Why can't he negotiate the cost of his services before acting?
If the jobless youth washed a car he wasn't contracted for, then he deserves nothing.
Blackmail is actually illegal.
The jobless youth is actually free to start robbing because barricading road to extort
travelers is only a few degree away from armed robbery.


Go hold your governor responsible.

You've said it all my brother

SpecialAdviser:


Lol. Tips are agreed before tipping. Says who. You need to read more about tipping. Again who told you the youths did not do any work on the bypass? My experience is that the youths usually fix the bypass for vehicles to pass.

You have no idea.
Tipping culture even legitimate one is alien to many countries.
Only in Nigeria does someone is ready to enforce w he deserve reward for doing what he wasn't
contracted to do.
It is not tipping, that is extortion.

SpecialAdviser:


Lol. Tips are agreed before tipping. Says who. You need to read more about tipping. Again who told you the youths did not do any work on the bypass? My experience is that the youths usually fix the bypass for vehicles to pass.

Tips are agreed before tipping in Nigeria only, do you even know the meaning of tipping Tipping is a sign of appreciation and it's not entitlement. I can refuse to give you a tip and not will happen

SpecialAdviser:


No entitlement Mr. All bypass are first fixed by the youths.

They fixed road so drivers will pay a toll, if you don't pay them no entry. So it's not like they doing us a favor

This would have been all well and good if you lot (and the other bandits in Nigerian security farces) were known for your high integrity. Like my view of anything coming out of govt and it's agencies, this is 99.9% unadulterated hogshit.

Super story

Fadeyi God will judge you for concocting this lies against the dead.

tutudesz:

They fixed road so drivers will pay a toll, if you don't pay them no entry. So it's not like they doing us a favor

Bro, it is a favour they render which dey expect a little token of appreciation. If they dont fix those roads man which the government won't do it atleast for the mean time. You won't be able to pass through the place.
I dont know of your travel experience though but I have been in a lot of situations where trailer got stuck, buses gets spoilt. What the locals do is that they create a pathway from their compounds by cutting down bushes to enable easy passage. So you saying they fix it for their own gain is not more about the gain because if they don't, you vehicle might get sticker or damaged in the ditch. Guess who will run to you to help you, na still dem. They know exactly where the next mechanic is and you must too them more. It would cost you more fixing your car than tipping.
Mind you let me give you a clear picture of what the place is. A very large pothole about 2m deep and 8m long filled with water and erosion ridden and rocky stones underneath.. That is what the place in Abia looks like and its not only in that particular part of the road. Its along the roads severally. One of the worst landslide and erosion ridden federal roads you can see in Nigeria
Its more if a favour than you paying for service rendered.

Vanzcharles:


Bro, it is a favour they render which dey expect a little token of appreciation. If they dont fix those roads man which the government won't do it atleast for the mean time. You won't be able to pass through the place.
I dont know of your travel experience though but I have been in a lot of situations where trailer got stuck, buses gets spoilt. What the locals do is that they create a pathway from their compounds by cutting down bushes to enable easy passage. So you saying they fix it for their own gain is not more about the gain because if they don't, you vehicle might get sticker or damaged in the ditch. Guess who will run to you to help you, na still dem. They know exactly where the next mechanic is and you must too them more. It would cost you more fixing your car than tipping.
Mind you let me give you a clear picture of what the place is. A very large pothole about 2m deep and 8m long filled with water and erosion ridden and rocky stones underneath.. That is what the place in Abia looks like and its not only in that particular part of the road. Its along the roads severally. One of the worst landslide and erosion ridden federal roads you can see in Nigeria
Its more if a favour than you paying for service rendered.

Favour driver's pay to pass through such road paths and for that reason I am paying for their services.

tutudesz:

Favour driver's pay to pass through such road paths and for that reason I am paying for their services.

Paying for their services rendered is a favour to you. If they don't who would fix it for you?
You think the govt would do that ..lol.
Maybe when you get to that side of the road you would understand more.

Vanzcharles:


Paying for their services rendered is a favour to you. If they don't who would fix it for you?
You think the govt would do that ..lol.
Maybe when you get to that side of the road you would understand more.

You said they were us a favor by fixing the road.

This so called response by this useless officer goes to show, how stupid he is and his team. If they had wanted to kidnap the foreigners with them. will it have taken them time to execute that?

If the so called guys were after their lives and that of the foreign men, how were they able to pick the late guy and manoeuvred their vehicle out of the scene?

These guys are always out to defend theirs when they go wrong. How I wished they killed the officer, than beating him.

If the so called miscreants as he described them, were that armed and had beaten the officer as he described what happened, will the officer survive the beating?

He needs to be charged to court for murder.