Nwoye who was reacting to the recent murder of the Chairman of Ogbete Main Market Traders Association (OMMATA) by gunmen in Enugu said that it was unfortunate that after the 48 hours issued to the police to apprehend the perpetrators, no person has been arrested.
He recalled similar incidents including the murder of Labour Party Senatorial candidate, Oyibo Chukwu, Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Dons Udeh, Kelvin Ezeoha and Chidera Ogaba who were shot dead while attending an All Progressives Congress APC meeting.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Nwoye said that, “The gruesome murder case file is gradually descending into the vault of cold cases stored by Enugu State Police Command Criminal Investigation Department. All we hear is the same old statement, “we are on top of the situation,” “the killers will be brought to justice.”
“One week before the Local Government Election. We are hearing the same rythorics. I hope that this will be an exception. But with the expiration of a 48 hours ultimatum and no news of an arrest, I am hopelessly disappointed.
“Enugu people have to rise up to the occasion. The security agencies cannot solve the crime without getting useful information from witnesses. The conspiracy of silence must cease.
“NdiEnugu cannot pretend not to know the killers of our leaders. We can no longer afford to hide under the unholy blanket of “Unknown Gunmen.” The gunmen are well known to us because they live among us. They’re NdiEnugu.
“Someone amongst us knows who wants me dead, those who killed Comrade Kelvin Ezeoha and Chidera Ogaba. Someone reading this piece knows who killed Chief Oyibo Chukwu and his driver. Someone knows who killed the driver of Ofor Chukwuegbo. Someone knows who killed Chief Dons Udeh. Someone in our community knows who killed Chief Stephen Aniagu.
“The conspiracy of silence must end now, I repeat! Someone who saw something must say something. Someone who knows something must say something,” he said.
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