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| Minister of Youth Development, Mr. Solomon Dalung |
The Federal Government on Tuesday in
Abuja vowed that the killers of the National Youth Service Corps member,
Samuel Okonta, would be fished out and punished. Okonta was killed
during the Rivers election rerun last Saturday. Okonta, an orphan, who was shot dead by
some unknown gunmen in Ahoada-West Local Government Area, served at
Government Community Secondary School, Ukpeliede.
The Minister of Youth Development, Mr.
Solomon Dalung, who blamed the violence on politicians, described the
crisis as a display of primitive political culture.
Dalung said, “Politicians aspire to hold
public office because they want to develop Nigeria. In doing this, they
are talking of protecting the lives of Nigerians. So, it is very bad
that we cannot conduct an ordinary election without conflict. In the bid
to protect our interests, innocent people will lose their lives. If
they kill all Nigerians, who do we rule over? Are they going to rule
animals?
“At this point, I am calling on all
major actors in the crisis in Rivers State to respect human life; they
should remember that there is one person called God. They should stop
ending people’s lives because of their tall ambition. Perpetrators of
the violence will not go unpunished.”
Also speaking, the Director-General of
the NYSC, Brig. Gen. Johnson Olawumi, vowed that the scheme would not
relent until the perpetrators were brought to justice. He called on the Rivers State Government and community leaders to find the killers.
Olawumi said, “I want to use this avenue
to call on the Rivers State Government and community leaders that they
should do all things humanly possible to bring those who killed this
innocent man to book. We shall work with relevant agencies to ensure
that the perpetrators of this heinous act are fished out and made to
face the full wrath of the law.”
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