“Ned Nwoko Used Affluence To Oppress, Illegally Jail My Father For 5yrs”, Lady Cries Out

On Twitter, a Nigerian lady known as @pa_melanin started the hashtag #freeOkeyIfejoku in response to her father’s intimidation and illegal detention for years by the Idumeje Ugboko community in Delta state, over the group’s refusal to give him extra 90 hectares of land after he allegedly mismanaged hectares previously allocated to him.

She revealed that Ned Nwoko arrested her father in 2017 after a crisis erupted following the community of Idumuje Ogboko’s firm refusal to give him more hectares of land. She appealed to Nigerians in a viral video to help demand freedom for her father and others arrested alongside him.

In a Twitter thread, she narrated her story, saying,

“Sometime in 2017, Ned Nwoko instigated a crisis in Idumuje Ugboko Community in Delta State, as a result of the community’s firm refusal to give him additional 90 hectares of land, having mismanaged the over hectares earlier giving to him

“In the ensuing crisis, it was alleged that one Cyprian Kumaorun was killed. While this was ongoing, my Father Mr. Okey Ifejoku was several kilometres away in Asaba. He was neither present at the scene of the crisis nor participated in any alleged fight.

“However, since then, Ned Nwoko has made it a point of duty to terrorise the community until they fall on their knees and offer him the land on a platter.

“Please stay with me, the story continues….

“By virtue of Mr. Okey Ifejoku’s (My father) position as the President of the Idumuje Ugboko Development Union, he has borne the greatest oppression from Ned Nwoko.

“Ned Nwoko has unlawfully used the instruments of state, particularly the Nigeria police in Delta State and Abuja, to oppress the helpless members of Idumuje-Ugboko Community.

“In 2017, Ned Nwoko prompted the Police in Delta State to file Charge Number: A/240C/2017, at the High Court of Delta State, against Ochei Nnamdi and Ofonye Ufoh, for the alleged murder of Cyprian Kumaorun. This charge was held on the merit and the defendants were acquitted.

“Not done, Ned Nwoko, once again, prompted the police to file charge no: MI/24C/2020, at the magistrate court of Delta State, Isele-Uku, against his own  king (Obi Chukwunonso Nwoko), Mr. Okey Ifejoku (My Father) and four other innocent members of the community…

“…for the alleged murder of Cyprian Kumaorun. The charge was sent to the DPP of Delta State, who advised that the defendants had no case to answer. On the basis of the DPP’s legal advise, the charge was struck out.

“While this was going, Ned Nwoko moved to Abuja and got officers of the FCID Abuja to arrest my father  Mr.Okey Ifejoku and 9 other members of the Idumuje Ugboko community. The 10 defendants were arrested, detained at FCID for up to six months, before they were charged to Court in two batches, by the office of the A.G of the Federation for alleged terrorism and alleged murder of Cyprian Kumaorun.

“One wonders how the A.G of the Federation got so interested in a Communal Dispute in Idumuje Ugboko, with all the actual terrorism and banditry going in the North East and North West of Nigeria.

“Additionally, how could a charge be filed in Abuja when all the ingredients of the alleged offence and all the defendants reside in Delta State?

“The first charge: FHC/CR/169/2020 was before Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the FHC and has been transferred to the FHC , Delta State.

“The Charge: FH/CR/11/2019 (Mr. Okey Ifejoku and 7 others) was assigned to Justice Abang of the Federal High Court. As at the time of writing this, 7 of the defendants have been granted bail, while the innocent youth Leader, Raymond Omosiete, has remained unjustly incarcerated first at FCID Abuja, and later at Nigerian Correctional Service, Suleja, since November 23, 2020. All on Ned Nwoko’s prompting.

“My father, Mr. Okey Ifejoku spent a cumulative time of about 5 months in both FCID and Nigerian Correctional Centre, Kuje, before he could perfect his very stringest bail conditions.

“Seeing that almost all the defendants habe been granted bail and that the charge is being exposed for what it is, ‘outright persecution’ , Ned Nwoko, once again, prompted officers of the same FCID Abuja, to initiate another round of arrest, for the alleged murder of the same Cyprian Kumaorun, for which Mr. Okey Ifejoku had earlier been discharged by thr Magistrate Court, upon the DPP’s advice, and is in fact, still standing trail at the Federal High Court, Abuja.

“On March 25, 2021, as My father Mr. Okey Ifejoku and his co defendants exited the FHC Abuja, where they had gone to attend their trial, officers of the FCID Abuja, arrested him and his deputy, Mr. Godwin Akaba, kept them at FCID for almost a week before they were transferred to Delta State Police Command, Asaba, where they are still being detained right now. Please continue reading

“Upon enquiry at the FCID, we were informed that they were arrested for the alleged murder of Cyprian Kumaorun. Few weeks later, an additional member of the community was arrested and the police has vowed to arrest and prosecute the entire community, even though there have severally concluded on the ongoing cases on this issue…… please stay with me

“Currently my father, Mr. Okey Ifejoku, who has been granted bail by the Federal High Court, is in detention at the Delta State Police Command, Asaba, for an offence he did not commit. The Police have not charged him to court and they have refused to release him….

“While all these are ongoing, Ned Nwoko has instigated some members of the community with no trace of royalty to challenge the Obiship of King Chukwunonso. As a result of this, my king is yet to be given a staff of office, more than three years after he assumed the stool of his forefathers.”

Watch video below:

https://twitter.com/pa_melanin/status/1393548336809058307?s=21