Jude Iroh Junior, the young man killed during the renewed war between the Vikings and Black Axe Confraternity in Ugep, Yakurr LGA of Cross River State was
the nephew of the Special Assistant to President Buhari on Prosecution, Barrister Okoi Obono-Obla.
Jude, suspected to be a member of the Supreme Vikings Confraternity was shot
dead at the palace of Obol Lopon Of Ugep on Thursday. See previous report here Reacting to the loss of his nephew, Mr. Obla took to Facebook to express his grievances and warned against politicians arming youths for elections as this always backfired.
He also revealed how the family
made several efforts to rein in Jude.
“Yesterday, June 29, 2017 I lost my nephew , Jude Iroh Junior in the cult related war currently ravaging Ugep, my ancestral
home. As painful as the loss of this relative is, many of us saw it coming. I didn’t know
I will be a direct victim. It would have been any of us. For years, I have been raising alarms on the stockpiling of arms by politicians and the arming of jobless youths
by them for elections. This hydra-headed demon they created is what has also snowballed into the present crisis.
As a community, we know the perpetrators of these crimes. They are our siblings and friends. However, we continue to shield
them. Today I am a victim.
Tomorrow it will be you. In my family’s case, we have
summoned my nephew who was killed
yesterday to a family meeting some weeks
earlier and directed him to quit when we learnt he is a member of a blood thirsting and murderous cult group known as Viking.
He acknowledged his membership and said he will work towards renouncing it. I am not sure he did until he met his untimely death.
Today, we all need to rise against this devil that is becoming part of our land.
The Ugep man is never known to spill the blood of his person. But today it is done in Ugep in the full view of everyone. How did we get to this level? Where is our conscience? Where
is our humanity?
It is also unfortunate that the Palace that should be in the vanguard to cure the land of this menace is also been fingered. This is the time for all of us to act and tell ourselves the truth. Nobody should be spared no matter how highly placed. I am going to champion this. The death of my nephew is also an extra motivation. Our
land must be healed.
