Alleged Murder Of Cyprain Kumaoron: TYO Demands Justice

BY SEGUN ADEBAYO, ABUJA – The Tiv Youth Organization (TYO), being the umbrella body of Tiv indigenous youths worldwide has called for justice over the gruesome killing of one of its members, Late Mr. Cyprian Kumaoron.

This is just as the father of the victim, in the Idumuje Ugboko 2017 crisis, Mr. Benedict Kumaolun has called for justice over his murdered son.

The Tiv Youth Organization said that the Late Kumaoron was brutally murdered in Idumuju-Ugboko community in Delta State where he lived, worked and was well known as a non-indigenous commercial motorcyclist (Okada Rider) Idumuju-Ugboko in Aniocha Local Government Area, Delta State.

The late Cyprian Kumaoron was killed in broad day light in 2017 in the vicinity of the palace of the Obi of Idumuju-Ugboko while he was on his legitimate daily business of commercial motorcycling under a case of mistaken identity and his body taken away to an unknown destination and is yet to be recovered by his family.

A statement by the President-General of TYO, Comrade Timothy Hembaor, stated that the TYO is aware of the progress made by the Nigerian Police, Force in the arrest of some of the culprits of the heinous act against the Late Kumaoron and therefore demand for justice to prevail.

In the statement which was made available to Forefront News in Abuja, the Tiv Youth Organization appealed to the Nigerian Police to apprehend all suspects involved in the of Cyprian Kumaoron, adding that they should be brought to justice, no matter how highly placed they may be.

TYO further states; “We wish to state unequivocally too, that the information contained in the viral video by a lady named Pa Mela Ifejoku whose father is a suspect in the killing of Mr. Kumaoron and she is lamenting that her father is innocent should be disregarded by members of the public and of good consciences.

“The Tiv Youth Organization (TYO) insists that it is only a competent court of jurisdiction that would determine the innocence or guilt of the father of Pa Mela in the murder of Mr. Cyprian Kumaoron and as such, the police and courts should be allowed to carry out the investigation and prosecution of the act for justice to be done on behalf of the deceased,” it stated.

TYO also described the circulated video by Pa Mela Ifejoku as insensitive, callous and an orchestrated approach to maliciously distract the law enforcement agencies in ensuring justice over the murder of Cyprian Kumaoron’

Hembaor in the statement also said that In line with the above, the Tiv Youth Organization is among others things calling for proper and thorough investigation of the murder of Late Cyprian Kumaoron with a view to recovering his corpse for burial by his family.

TYO is also demanding for adequate compensation in all ramifications for the brutal act and its aggravated damages and effect to family.

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