By Cletus Opukeme, Warri
The Chief Executive Officer, CEO/Publisher of Niger Delta Mirror Newspaper Online, Comrade Charlse Oyinbi Onduku who also doubled as the Vice President of the revered ljaw Publishers Forum (lPF) has petitioned the Nigerian police force, especially the Divisional Police Officer Ovwian over unlawful abduction, brutality and alleged extortion by members of the Ovwian anti-cult group on saturday the 4th of October, 2024 in Udu LGA, Delta State.
In a statement released on monday in Warri by the victim through his lawyer, Omes Ogedegbe (Esq.), called on the Commissioner of police Delta State to as a matter of urgency unravel the culprits of the dastardly act in a view of bringing justice to the victim.
Briefing his lawyer on what transpired on that fateful day, Onduku stated that on Saturday the 4th of October, 2024, he and his female visitor was in his barbing Saloon located at Sakilo Street, off Old Ekete road, Ovwian when about four aggressive Anti-Cult Vigilantes members stormed his barbing Saloon and dragged him alongside his female visitor who is an honorable member in Bomadi LG Council at gunpoint into their waiting Sienna van at about 8:45pm in a manner that smacks abduction without given any reason for their action.
In the cause of the abduction, Onduku and his female visitor were tortured after shooting a teargas canister into their eyes and were threatened to be killed if they refused to cooperate and follow them to the Ovwian police station.
Onduku further collapsed after his left eye which was operated due to a medical challenge was hit and teargas and ever since he couldn’t sleep and was on medication due to the serious pains of the eye.
Meanwhile, due to the intimidation and brutality by members of the anti-cult vigilantes, Onduku was not allowed to lock up his shop, hence upon his return from the station, the sum of Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N450,000) kept in his shop for his Point of Sales (POS) business was looted.