A razor
blade tension has enveloped Oru West Council area of Imo State, where two
cousins, Ifechukwu Odenigbo (Ide) from Amorie, Ubulu and Declan Nsofor
(Batista) of Etiti Ubulu, both came from.
The two men
were cousins seen in a trending video, fighting over money in South Africa.
Batista, the older cousin had hurled a brick at Ide, which landed on his head,
killing him.
The
community is not just losing Ide to death, but also losing Batista to South
Africa prison. It was double tragedies for the community.
The death of
Ide in South Africa caused a chain reaction in both men’s community in Imo
State, in Nigeria. Angry youths were said to have set the house of Batista on
fire in protest of the death of Ide.
However, our
reporter, who visited the troubled community yesterday, received conflicting
reports on the characters of both men.
A member of
the community, which wishes to remain anonymous, said: “The deceased was my
close buddy, but he and his cousin used to trouble our community before they
left for South Africa. Frankly, nobody in this village knows what both do in
South Africa for a living. One thing I know however is that Nsofor had
never backed away from a fight. Before they left the shores of Nigeria for
South Africa, they had worked with some politicians, especially during
elections. In fact, it was some illustrious sons of the community that supported
and contributed money to send both men to South Africa."
The Imo
State Police Command has confirmed the burning down of Batista’s home by angry youths
of Ubulu community. The angry youths claimed that Batista had breached a
deal in an unnamed business in which the deceased was his surety.
It was
further alleged all efforts by Ide to get Batista to fulfill his part of the
bargain and free him from liability was futile, leading to the fisticuffs that
ended in fatality.
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