Abandoned
Family of Slain Vigilante of Rescued CBN's Wife Cries Out For Attention
By
Eben Enasco Kingsley, Benin City
Abandoned
Family of the slain vigilante, Mr. Gabriel Okorare who was part of the rescue team
of the kidnapped Mrs. Margaret Emefiele, wife of the governor of central bank of
Nigeria has cried out over the desertion of the family by concerned authorities
since the death of the bread winner while on duty.
The
late Gabriel, 64 who hailed from Oviore in Delta State left behind eleven
children, two wives and an aged mother.
Addressing
newsmen in a press briefing yesterday in Benin City, spokesperson for the
family, Mr. Great Omoruyi, Chairman/elder of Emuhun community, said since the
death of their father, feeding of the family has been a major concern
especially at the present economy recession of the country, a situation that
has forced the children to pull out of school.
He
availed that on the 30th day of September 2016, there was an emergency call
from the senior police officer at Okhuaihe police divisional headquarters in
Edo State calling on all the civil vigilante in Emuhun, Ugoneki and it's
environ seeking for their kind support and assistance to rescue the kidnapped
wife of the central bank governor of Nigeria, Mrs. Margaret Emefiele and three
others alleged to have been kidnapped with her by the abductors.
He
reiterated that the police, who described the incidence as an embarrassment to
the Edo State Police Command and the nation at large, said she was abducted by
gunmen at Ugoneki area while traveling along the Benin Asaba express way.
He
said the vigilante responded urgently to the call including the slain
victim noting that it was however painful that while trying to rescue the
abducted woman that he was fell by the bullet of the kidnappers who shot
sporadically into the bush.
"The
late Gabriel Okorare one of the vigilante member who determined to join force
with security operative (police) to rid off the localities of all forms of
criminality including kidnapping, responded to the police call with vigilante
colleagues and Jon other security operative the police, the DSS and the police
monitoring team from Abuja combed the bush forest to rescue the wife of the CBN
governor, Mrs. Margaret Emefiele from the kidnappers' den
"Regressively,
Mr. Gabriel Okorare a hero, crime fighter during the process of rescuing and
saving the life of Mrs. Margaret Emefiele's wife of the governor of CBN from
her abductors he was shot dead by the kidnappers and his lifeless body was
recovered by the police who were equally involved in the same rescued
operation. The police has deposited its remains at the Abudu hospital
mortuary", he said.
He
said the report of the vigilante's death has since being reported at Okhuaihe
police station and that the commissioner of Police Edo State who promised to
convey the matter to the appropriate authority has also failed to pay a
condolence visit to the family.
The
younger wife to the deceased, Mrs. Gladys Okorare, 35, said they came to call
her late husband that there was an urgent need to attend to on that fateful day
but surprisingly that when his colleagues came home, he could not
return with them but she was later told that he has been killed in a gun duel
in the bush by the kidnappers.
She
said,’’ ever since the death of her husband, life has become unbearable for the
family.
The
first son to the deceased, Mr. Roland Okorare, 36, said those concerned should
come and give his father a befitting burial and also render assistance to those
he left behind.
The
first wife to the deceased, Mrs. Victoria Okorare, 60, said she was at her
village when the incident happened. She said she was called to be informed
about her husband's death.
Comrade
Igbinosun Wilson, chairman Ugoneki vigilante unit, said they were grouped
together and that when they were still standing, suddenly, four men with an
AK47 riffles started shooting sporadically into the bush and that was how he
was killed.
He
said, the claim made by the law enforcement agencies of arresting and rescuing
the abducted CBN's wife was all false as they were those who made every arrest
and rescue mission possible.
The
family has however called on Mr. Godwin Emefiele, the governor of CBN and his
wife, Mrs. Margaret Emefiele, the governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi
Okowa, the Edo State Government, Adams Oshiomhole, the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare
11, and other relevant agencies to come to the aid of the family of the decease
left behind in order to make life meaningful for them.
