One person has been killed
following an alleged attempt by some unknown gunmen to assassinate the
Amanyanabo of Okochiri Kingdom in Okirika Local Government Area of Rivers
State, His Royal Majesty, King Ateke Tom.
It was gathered that Ateke, an
ex-Niger Delta freedom fighter, had visited Amadi-Ama in Port Harcourt for a
traditional function when some armed youths stormed the area and shot
sporadically in the direction where Ateke was.
However, Ijaw Youth Council, IYC,
while confirming the incident, condemned the assassination attempt on Ateke,
noting that the incident was capable of igniting fresh crisis in the region.
In a statement Wednesday in Port
Harcourt, Comrade Samuel George, the Chairman of the Eastern Zone of the Ijaw
Youth Council, IYC, pointed out that the Ijaw leaders were not happy over the
development intended to take the life of the Amanyanabo.
George said: “We condemn the
assassination attempt on the life of a prominent King of Ijaw land, HRM, King
Ateke Tom. The leaders of Ijaw frown at it because it is capable of causing
fresh crisis in the South-South region if not the peaceful disposition exhibited
by the Okochiri monarch.”
“The Ijaws observed that attacks on King Ateke
is one too many on the traditional institutions of the Ijaw nation. One a
different occasion that Amanyanabo of Kalabari and Bonny monarch suffered
similar attacks. These attacks are uncivilised and a calculated attempt to
cause crisis in Ijaw nation,” George stated.
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