Rivers police detain man in connection with deaths of two people on election day

Police detectives from the Egbeda Police Division in Rivers State’s Emohua Local Government Area have detained James, an alleged repentant cultist, in connection with the deaths of two people in the Ubimini Community over the weekend.

Ruth Osage, a pregnant woman, and Mark Orduize, a member of a local vigilante group, died as a result of the crisis that broke out in the Ubimini community during the Presidential and National Assembly elections. James, also known as “Cross and Die,” is accused of being the crisis’ mastermind.

Ikechukwu Wordu, the president of the Ubimini Youth Council, confirmed the development.
He claimed that James, a repentant cultist, returned to his previous lifestyle and was apprehended as a result of reliable information.

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At the moment, he is being held at the Egbeda Police Division.

Wordu accused James of arming and enlisting boys for criminal activity in the neighborhood, which resulted in the death of a pregnant woman and an attempt on James’ life by neighborhood vigilantes.

SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the Rivers State Police command’s public relations officer, has not yet responded to the news.

The killing in Ubimini on February 25 during the presidential and national assembly elections was confirmed by Iringe-Koko.

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While stating that the death had nothing to do with election violence, she gave the assurance that efforts were being made to bring the offenders to justice.;