Chai! Wetin dey happen for Igarra wey we go fit talk say na serious wahala. Di Edo State Police don confirm say dem kidnap di wife of Ubani Okuo, wey be di Chairman of Igarra Youth Group. According to di Police Public Relations Officer, di Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika don order all di Divisional Police Officers for di area to join hand together make sure say dem rescue di woman.
Di koko wey dey ground be say, dis woman dey come back from her shop for night when dem carry am go. Na Tuesday night dis one happen o. Community people dey suspect say di kidnappers don blend with dem for di neighborhood, so dem don come together come put curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Wetin dem dey do now be say, all di burial dances wey dey happen for night don restrict to 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Even di paramount ruler of di Igarra/Akuku Clan, Oba Adeche Saiki don confirm say di curfew na joint agreement between him, di local government chairman, and di police.
Meanwhile, dem don also talk say dis community curfew go dey enforce well well. Dem don promote am to stop all dis kidnapping wahala wey dey disturb di area. Just recently, seven indigenes from Imoga Community wey dem kidnap don regain freedom after dem pay some ransom. Dem release dem on Monday night, and dey don reunite with their families. Bode Ekundayo, wey be di coordinator for di Movement for di Advancement of Akoko Edo People, talk say di victims don come back home, but he no fit tell di amount wey dem pay for ransom.
Di community be like festival as dem dey celebrate di return of di victims. Di tradisional ruler of Imoga, Patrick Abudu, talk say di place be like party as people dey jolly. “Despite di sad experience, it show say when we dey united, anything fit happen.
But as e be now, di police no fit talk if ransom don change hands. Dem just confirm say di people wey dem take since January 9 don finally come back, even di hotel owner wey dey there when di wahala start. Na 100 million naira dem first demand, but later dem reduce am to 40 million naira.”
Dis issue no be small matter, as everybody dey fear wetin go happen next. Di police spokesperson Eno Ikoedem don dey urge di community to stay strong as dem go work hard to bring back di woman. Community leaders don also dey mobilize to help fight di wahala.
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