Man kills lover boy over affair with daughter in Calabar

A man, Godwin Elewana, has been accused of killing a 22-year-old youth, Douglas Ojugbo, for allegedly having an affair with his daughter.

Neighbours said Elewana, who lives in the Cross River Basin Development Authority, Eight Miles area of Calabar, Cross River State, had warned Douglas to stop coming to his house to see his daughter.

It was learnt that Elewena could no longer hold his anger on March 10 when he pursued the boy from his house and allegedly shot him to death.

According to Punch, Elewana first shot Douglas in the arm, and later gave him another shot in the leg.

Neighbours told Punch’s correspondent that he subsequently bundled the lover boy into his car and drove him to the Federal Housing Police Station. It was learnt that the youth died on the way to the station.

Residents of the area said policemen at the station allegedly hastened Douglas’ burial at the Goldie Cemetery to cover up the crime. But the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the station, Mr. Mike Ezenwenrem, said the allegation was false.

One of the neighbours, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said, “The girl’s father had warned the youth not to come near the daughter again, but the two of them ignored the warning. I think that was why the man decided to take that horrible action.

“On that fateful day, we saw the man running after the lover boy. When the man caught up with him around the basin authority gate, he shot him. After shooting him, he dragged him into his car and drove off.”

It was gathered that the parents of the deceased got the information about their son two days later and immediately went to the Federal Housing Police Station.

On getting to the police station, the bereaved parents were told that their son was dead and had been buried without their consent.

It was alleged that the DPO coerced the father into signing an undertaking not make any complaint to any authority whatsoever.

But the bereaved father, Mr. Augustine Ojugbo, who is also a lawyer with Kanu G. Agabi & Associates, said he had ignored the DPO and had petitioned the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 6, Calabar, and the National Human Rights Commission to investigate the cause of his son’s death and bring those who killed him to justice.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Hogan Bassey, declined comment on the matter.

But  Punch learnt that the polce in Zone Six had commenced action on the matter by arresting Elewana.