The family of Collins Ugorji and Newman Ugorji has leveled accusations against a local vigilante group in the Idu community of Rivers State, alleging that the group killed the siblings after robbing them of their money.
Wade Ugorji, cousin to the deceased, spoke to reporters in Port Harcourt, stating that the incident occurred on May 1, 2024, when the brothers visited the Idu community to make a purchase. According to Ugorji, members of the Onelga Security Peace Advisory Council, known as ‘OSPAC,’ intercepted and allegedly killed the siblings, also seizing their motorcycles and bodies, which remain missing.
Ugorji recounted, “When the Idu indigenes saw them, they said these guys are Chinem’s children, they are not kidnappers. That was when OSPAC took their bodies and went away.”
In response, the Public Relations Officer of OSPAC, Godknows Nkem, refuted the allegations, claiming that it was the deceased and their associates who fired at OSPAC members.
The Rivers State Police Command confirmed the incident, revealing that five suspects, including a member of OSPAC, have been arrested in connection with the case. The investigation has been transferred to the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department for further scrutiny.