The Police Force Headquarters in Abuja, Thursday, paraded one of the masterminds and a senior member of the deadly cult group that massacred some innocent worshippers in Omoku village, Rivers State on New Year day.
The suspect, 32-year
old Desmond Okotubo, who is a father of three, hails from Egbenma in Onelga
Local Government Area of Rivers State. He said the group embarked on the deadly
attack to avenge the arrest and humiliation of the mother of their leader, late
Don Waney, the deceased leader of the group, the destruction of his property in
the state, and to teach the vigilante group in the town a lesson for daring
their leader.
Okotubo, who is now in
custody of the police, however, revealed that their plan to attack the town was
hatched at Owerri, Imo State and that their real target was the members of the
vigilante group.
He said they never
planned to attack worshippers who had just closed from the cross over service,
but somehow the operation just went wrong.
The suspect, who was
paraded before newsmen, promised to help government fish out the rest of the
members of the gang. He explained that he did not know if their late leader was
being used by some politicians to cause trouble in the state.
He told journalists in
an interview: “It was Don Waney that did it. We followed Don Wanny and he has a
group that he gave gun to shoot called Red Squad. I did not hold any gun and I
don’t know about it but he has a group called Red Squad.
“The Red Squad members
are from Imo and Rivers states and they are the ones that shoot and kill. I
know those that shot and killed those people. I know many people that belong to
the party.
“I followed them during
the killing. When Don Wanny got back, he stopped at Awara village, Imo State
and it was there everybody assembled before going to Omoku. I followed them to
Omoku but they did not give me gun.
Don Wanny had problem with the vigilante
group because they arrested his mother and also destroyed his house. That was
why he came back to take revenge and kill those people at Omoku. I did not feel
fine as they did not give me gun”
“I was at Mpape in
Abuja before I was arrested. I travelled to Owerri on December 28 and came back
January 3. We were not given money after the attack and nobody promised to give
me money. We have over 15 to 20 members in the gang. I don’t have a position in
the group; I am just a member and all I do is to follow the executives of the
gang."
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