The
call was stimulated by the remembrance of the unfortunate incident,
which happened exactly two years ago at Omokiri village in Aluu
Community, Ikwerre Local Government area of River State.
The group, the Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO, said the delay in convicting the perpetrators of the act was disturbing.
In
a statement signed by its spokesman, Livingstone Nwechie, the
organization blamed the closure of the courts in Rivers State for the
delay of Justice delivery.
Nwechie emphasized that the Aluu four
case was one of the high profile criminal cases in the state that were
currently being taken for granted.
The group called on the
members of the Judiciary staff Union workers and the Rivers State
government to consider the plight of the affected families of the Aluu
four and call off their almost four-month old strike.
“It
is most disturbing that the Aluu 4 incident which is now 2 years old is
still generating losses to the affected families and the society in
general, particularly since justice is still not in sight 2 years after
four promising young boys, whose bloods still hunt our conscience,
Chiadika Biringa, Lloyde Toku Mike, Tekena Elkanah and Ugonna Obuzor,
all first sons of their parents and students of University of Port
Harcourt, were gruesomely murdered on October 5, 2012 by their fellow
countrymen, who roasted them to death in what can best be described as
ritual killing without any justification.
“One
question for us all today is: Can there ever be justice for Aluu 4 when
our Courts are perpetually shut down in Rivers state?“As
we send our words of consolation to the affected families and all who
may be facing injustice of their own version of Aluu 4, to remain strong
as justice shall come one day, we urge the Rivers State government for
once as a mark of honour to these boys and their families, to REOPEN OUR
COURTS so that justice can be got in this matter”.
0 comments:
Post a Comment