Tension in Ogoja as angry women storm police station, demand custody of murder suspect

Thousands of women and youths took to the streets of Ogoja connected Monday successful a protestation implicit the sidesplitting of a young woman, demanding that the constabulary merchandise the fishy to look mob justice.

The demonstrators, drawn mostly from Nwang I and II communities and different parts of Ekajuk Clan, marched to the Divisional Police Headquarters successful Ogoja, chanting warfare songs and expressing outrage implicit the incident.

The protesters insisted that the suspect, 35-year-old Malime Sunday Ejor, should beryllium handed implicit to them to endure the aforesaid destiny allegedly meted retired to his girlfriend.

The victim, identified arsenic 26-year-old Moshie Lucy Igu, was reportedly attacked astatine a workplace successful Nwang Village. Sources said the fishy allegedly lured her to a adjacent watercourse wherever helium inflicted fatal machete injuries.

Police had earlier arrested the fishy and subsequently transferred him to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) successful Calabar for further investigation.

Tension escalated arsenic the assemblage became unruly, attacking constabulary officers and damaging a Hyundai conveyance arsenic good arsenic parts of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) facility.

Security operatives responded by deploying fume canisters to disperse the protesters, portion 8 persons were arrested successful transportation with the disturbance.

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