The family of murdered PDP chieftain and elder statesman, Chief Atoza Ihindan, MFR, have disclosed their suspicion of the Chief Security Officer to the Benue State Governor, Dickson Orlu Pawa, and one other as masterminds of the murder and have written to the Inspector General of Police.
The family made this known through Mr Terfa Atoza, a former Commissioner under former governor Gabriel Suswam, in a press statement today in Abuja.
Mr Atoza’s press statement is as follows:
Gentlemen of the Press
It is with a heavy heart that I address you today on the gruesome murder of my father, Late Rt. Hon. Atoza Ihindan (MFR), who was a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and caucus chairman of the party in Benue Northeast senatorial district.
As widely reported by most of you, my father had gone out to inspect the perimeter fence of a property within Katsina-Ala town last Friday in company of a police escort and aide before two hired killers who rode on a motorcycle, came and shot him at close range. He died on the spot.
I condemn the dastardly act and call on all well meaning citizens of this country to join me in doing so, particularly that my father did not do anything to warrant being assassinated.
While the police are doing their best to unearth the identity of the killers, I am constrained to state that I strongly suspect Superintendent of Police, Dickson Orlu Pawa, the Chief Security Officer to Governor Samuel Ortom who was the Aide De Camp to former Governor Gabriel Suswam for seven years five months and Mr. Moses Anaana, (alias Anaana J.) as the masterminds of my father’s assassination.
I have already filed a petition to the Inspector General of Police stating my reasons why I suspect these men.
I am particularly distressed about the political assassinations in Nigeria. The killing of people because of political differences is reprehensible and does not help our efforts to build democracy in this country. Human life is sacred and those that deprive other humans of their life should be held to account for their crimes. I call on you to assist me to bring the killers of my father to book and to be vigilant so that together we can put away this sad horrendous activity from our national life.
I am particularly distressed about the political assassinations in Nigeria. The killing of people because of political differences is reprehensible and does not help our efforts to build democracy in this country. Human life is sacred and those that deprive other humans of their life should be held to account for their crimes. I call on you to assist me to bring the killers of my father to book and to be vigilant so that together we can put away this sad horrendous activity from our national life.
Meanwhile the Police have arrested 14 suspects in connection with the murder.
State Police Public Relations’ Officer, ASP Austin Ezeani in a statement to The Guardian yesterday said one of those apprehended is suspected of being the one who fired the shot that killed Chief Atoza, a woman and her baby in Katsina-Ala local government area of the State.
Ezeani said that the suspect was arrested with bullet wounds on his leg, adding that an AK47 gun loaded with 128 rounds of live ammunition was also found on him.
“Those arrested are assisting the police with useful information in unraveling the perpetrators of these dastardly acts for prosecution. We are also mopping up arms from those who are not embracing the amnesty program of the State governor,” Ezeani explained.
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