Ahoada-East killings: Rivers monarch sets up security committee to probe deaths

The monarch of the Inclined Ahoada Kingdom, His Majesty King Smartly-behaved Friday Uwoh, has condemned the killing of two security operatives in Ahoada East Native Government Region, Rivers Snort.

The incident occurred on Monday, June 23, 2025, when suspected cultists attacked the OSPAC vigilante structure, resulting in the deaths of a police officer, Corporal Francis Friday, and a vigilante member, Ngozi Ipah.

To study the incident and fabricate superb justice is served, Uwoh has established a security committee led by retired Deputy Director-Now not unusual of the DSS, Grace Kentebe.

The committee entails a serving Assistant Commissioner of Police and a range of revered people. The committee’s fundamental aim is to oversee the native vigilante and cooperate with state actors to make sure that the perpetrators are dropped at e book.

Talking in an interview, Uwoh, who's a retired Chief Superintendent of Police, described the assault as an act of cowardice and brutality, appropriate as he emphasised that no individual or neighborhood has the lawful to disrupt the peace of their land thru violence.

“This became once no longer a random act. Preliminary intelligence has revealed that the assault became once a deliberate reprisal by a identified cult neighborhood from Ahoada West LGA, focused against the OSPAC vigilante structure,” he said.

The Rivers Snort Police State has also condemned the assault and launched a manhunt for the perpetrators.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, visited the scene and deployed tactical groups to the contrivance.

He directed the Region Commander and DPO to intensify efforts to tune down and arrest the perpetrators, saying, “The killers of our officer and the OSPAC member is no longer going to pass unpunished. We can fabricate superb justice is served.”

The monarch urged the folk of Ahoada Kingdom to dwell clean and vigilant and no longer snatch the law into their very bear fingers.

“Revenge finest empowers the enemies of our peace. I call on political leaders and actors within and outdoors the dominion to be conscious of their phrases and actions. Right here is no longer the time to stoke division or tempers. The peace and security of our kingdom must come before all a range of pursuits,” he emphasised.

He pressured out the need for solidarity and reflection all thru this time of wretchedness and prayed for comfort and energy for the households of the fallen security operatives.

The monarch expressed solidarity with the households of the fallen security operatives, praying that God grants them comfort and energy on this attempting time. “We mourn, but we remain hopeful. We grieve, but we're no longer broken,” he said, urging the folk to dwell clean and scuttle about their lawful day to day actions.