Father of 3 murdered in cold blood in Owanta community in Delta State

*Wife cries for justice

*Assassin only collect victim’s mobile phone, dragged out one of his daughters to show him escape route.

BY DANIEL EFE

A 50 year old carpenter and father of three children, Mr. Ejor Isiwekpeni, was murdered in cold blood at his residence, 35, Ogaranya Street, Off Power-line, Boji-Boji Owa-Nta in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, on Sunday, 16 of August, 2020.

Speaking in tears to a Reporter of a local tabloid  who visited the victim’s residence, the wife of the deceased, Mrs. Tessy Ejor Isiwekpeni said that her late husband, Mr. Ejor was sleeping in the sitting room, whilst she and her children were sleeping in the bedroom, when the marauders broke in and murdered her husband.

Late Ejor Isiwekpeni, father of three murdered in Boji-Boji Owanta,Ika North-East local area.

In her words, “As we were sleeping at about 2: am, I suddenly woke up and saw a touch light, reflecting into the room through the window. Then, I stood up and demanded to know who it was. Suddenly, the person kicked down the door to our sitting room, and, before we could tell what was going on, he shot my husband who was lying down on the chair. To my greatest surprise, the assassin did not take any money from us; neither did he steal any of our properties, except my late husband’s handset. I later recalled that my husband received a call with the handset before he went to sleep. The hoodlum after killing my husband, went into our room, brought my second daughter, Success out of the room where she was hiding and took her outside. Not less than five minutes, she came back and told us that the killer asked her to show him the route through, which he could escape, “ she said. 

Continuing, Mrs. Isiwekpeni noted that before her neighbours started coming out from their houses to find out what was going on, the assassin had already escaped.She said the Police at Owa-Oyibu came to their house the next morning. She urged the Police to ensure proper investigations are carried out to bring the killer of her husband to book.