by Press Release:
THE CROSS RIVER STATE POLICE COMMAND AND A CALL FOR JUSTICE FOR MR. MARTINA OKEY ITAGBOR ON HER MURDERERS.
30th June, 2023
We the undersigned organisations are calling on the Cross River State Police Command and the Resident Police Commissioner to swing into action to have the gang of murderers (led by Christopher Sunday) arrested and prosecuted who took the life of Mrs. Martina Okey Itagbor after chopping her fingers off and burning her to death in Old Netim, Akamkpa Local Government Area, after using the pretext of accusing her of being a witch.
Mrs. Martina Okey Itagbor needs not be executed extrajudicially by misguided bloodthirsty murderers without her soul getting justice from the State.
The Nigerian Police must realize that this is one extrajudicial killing too many, and this primitive and unacceptable murder keep occuring in the State because those who killed innocent women, who they don’t like their faces in their local community went scot-free without any repercussions due to the visible refusal of the Cross River State Police Command to arrest, prosecute and ensure that those who take the lives of others get to face the full wrath of the law.
For this reason with intention to prevent senseless and reprehensible killings in the future, we the organisations who are signatories to this press statement wish to call on the Nigerian Police Force to see that justice is served as we condemn the murder of Mrs. Martina Okey Itagbor in the strongest terms.
The Cross River State Police Command must deem it necessary to rise to the occasion to preempt further killings of old women who are defenceless in the face of hostility from unexpected quarters by ensuring that the murderers of Mrs. Martina Okey Itagbor face the law and account for their brutal killing of Mrs. Martina_
Let it be in public registry, that it is the statutory responsibilities of the State and its Police Force to see that this primitive killing is brought to an end and the older and defenseless female population get protected from summary torture, humiliation and killings.
Signed
1. Citizens’ Solution Network
2. Agba Jalingo Foundation for Investigative and Accountability Journalism.
3. Association of Cross River Online Journalists ACROJ
CC:
His Excellency,
The Governor of Cross River State,
Nigeria.
