By David Hundeyin
On Friday April 29, a 26 year-old lady set out around 1PM to attend a job interview in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Having recently completed her university program despite losing both parents, she was looking for a way to support herself before being called up for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program.
Instead of a job interview and hope for the future however, what she would actually encounter on that day would become one of the most shocking stories to ever emerge from Nigeria.
Iniobong “Hiny” Umoren became the subject of a desperate nationwide search led by Nigerian Twitter users after her friend Umoh Uduak put out an urgent appeal. She was eventually found, but unfortunately the worst had already happened. The police would later confirm that she was found dead, having been raped, murdered and then buried in a shallow grave.
PREMIUM TIMES speaks to some individuals fingered in Newswire’s report, including Messrs Ezeugo and Effiong.
A Superintendent of Police, Samuel Ezeugo, and a civil servant, Kufre Effiong, have explained their links to Frank Akpan, the suspected killer of the slain job-seeker, Iniubong Umoren.
According to records obtained from his mobile network provider published Monday by Newswire, Mr Akpan, shortly before his arrest, had telephone conversations with Messrs Ezeugo and Effiong, a revelation that has raised suspicion of conspiracy.
Mr Ezeugo heads the police division that supervised the arrest of Mr Akpan while Mr Effiong, a civil servant at the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta, is a close relation of the suspect.
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‘May you live in interesting times,’ they say.
If there were a time this expression of questionable origin has manifested, it would be the last one week with all its attendant drama and hallmark happenings. There have been several exciting news events this week already. Idriss Deby, Chad’s longtime warrior ruler, was killed at the frontline defending his country; Derek Chauvin was convicted of the murder of George Floyd; and the regulars from Nigeria bandits overrunning a military facility in Niger State, bandits here, terrorist there and the Pantami revelation.
Controversial Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio and his lackey, Effiong Okon Akwa, who is Sole Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, have squandered N22billion recently released to the agency by the Federal Government, investigations have revealed.
This is also coming on the heels of another allegations that the Minister who is building a sprawling multibillion naira mansion in Abuja, is also expecting the delivery of two private jets bought on his behalf by his front, one Dubem Obazie.
Akpabio and Obazie’s wife are sisters from Anambra state.
The multibillion mansion still under construction is located on Samuel Ademulegun Street, around National Mosque, Behind Zenith Bank, Central Area, Abuja.