In the early hours of Wednesday, a reputable Financial Economist, Ogbo
Bennard Edoga, 56, was slain by unknown gun men in his village, Aku,
Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area, LGA, just 30 kilometers from Nsukka
township.
The victim had gone to the village from the states to see both his aged mother and twin
sister whose husband was opening his new house. After that, he, in
company of his elder brother and two of his nephews aged 12 and 10
respectively, decided to visit some of his kinsmen. On approaching the
entrance to the man’s residence, he parked his car and alighted with his
briefcase after pleading with the other occupants of the car to give
him few minutes to felicitate with the owner of the house
Eyewitness said as he was about entering through a small gate, a car
suddenly pulled up in front of his car. Two boys emerged from the car
leaving the third person inside. The two boys approached the occupants
of his car and asked where the driver was. Before the occupants could
answer them, they sighted the victim entering through the small gate and
they quickly pulled out their guns and fired some shots.
His briefcase was taken from him before he was shot.
The bullet penetrated through the waist and pierced his innards. Blood started flowing freely.
The youths from both the community and Odenigbo area in Nsukka main
town where the deceased grew up started grouping to carry out a violent
demonstration against the brutal killing of one of their foremost sons
whom they described as a “messiah and philanthropist” that was working
hard to alleviate their sufferings. It was the timely intervention of a one- time Chairman of Nsukka Local
Government Area and former member of the House of Representatives, Alex
Ezeh and other elders that stopped what could have been a bloody protest
by the aggrieved youths.
The motives of the hoodlums is yet to be ascertained. The police assures to leave no stone un-touched during investigations.