Controversial human rights activist and supporter of
President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Kenechukwu Okeke has been killed in Anambra
State.
Okeke was said to have been macheted by his attackers
numbering seven.
The controversial activist who had dragged many celebrities
and media outfits, including CNN to court for defaming President Muhammadu
Buhari and his administration was killed in Nkpor, near Onitsha, Anambra State,
in the presence of his wife, Mrs Blessing Odinakachi Okeke and his little
daughter.
Okeke’s wife who made the allegations said: “Kenechukwu Okeke was killed by his tenant.
”The Tenant, Chiadiobi, was living in our house, but when he
packed out without our knowledge and asked to be given two months of his rent
that he left, we told him he should have notified us that he was packing out”,
the wife told our reporter.
“My husband was not around the day he came but I told him he
packed out of the house without our knowledge and should not be given back any
money. He threatened to deal with us, saying he will teach my husband a lesson.
I called my husband and told him what the boy said and that he should not come
to confront him, since they say he is a bad boy.
“My husband later reported the matter to the DSS and to the
police, and he was made to write an undertaking, but he was still coming to
terrorize us. Sometimes he will come to our house and break open the gate and
come in and pick whatever he wants to pick.
“One day, he came to our house and my husband confronted
him, without knowing that he had many boys with him downstairs, and before my
husband could do anything, they macheted him, and the fuel we wanted to pour
into our gen, they poured it on him and lit him up, and that was how my husband
died.
“That day was Sunday and not everyone was around, and the
few people around tried to quench the fire and also stop it from burning our
house, and later we took him to hospital in Enugu, and that was how he died.”
Mrs Okeke lamented that since after her husband’s death in
October, the family has been left alone with the burden of catering for his
burial, just as no mention or quest by any organisation to take up his matter
has been heard of.
She said what was more heart-rending was that her husband’s
killer; Chiadiobi, is still in the neighbourhood, bragging about having dealt
with Okeke, while also confronting her husband’s aged mum.
“He even recently confronted my husband’s mother, warning
her that he heard that she is taking the matter up, and was warning her to be
careful. The boy is still free, going around and without remorse, and we are
just left alone to do the arrangements of the burial.
“Up till now, he has not been arrested, even though we took
him to police and DSS, and he was made to write an undertaking that he will not
disturb us again, but he has finally killed him. I’m not even understanding the
police on this matter. I’m confused. The boy is behaving like he is
untouchable, and everyone is saying that he is a bad boy and we should be
careful. We live in Nkpor, near Onitsha, Tarzan junction.”
The spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command , DSP
Toochukwu Ikenganyia, said that the police is aware of the matter.
“It is a reported case, but for now I can tell you that the
matter is still sketchy. Just give me some time, I will get back to you with
the full details of the matter,” he said.
Okeke had been a staunch supporter of President Muhammadu
Buhari administration and was reputed to have backed the federal government and
its activities during the EndSARS protest in October 2020.
He had also dragged some celebrities, including Davido,
Flavour, and others to court for leading the EndSARS protests in various cities
in the country.
He recently dragged Vanguard Newspapers and one of its
reporters to court over its title of March 9, 2021, where the paper reported
that the self-acclaimed human rights activist is an alleged fake lawyer.
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