Grand Bonny Kingdom in Rivers State, Nigeria has charged the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali, and the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force to ensure justice is served on the killer of their daughter, Boma Amaomu-Jumbo.
The deceased, a former Director of Administration at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Alakahia, Port Harcourt, was murdered by her security guard, who has since confessed to the crime.
The suspect, who identified himself as John Danjuma, is a native of Nasarawa State and currently being held at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Port Harcourt.
Public Relations Officer of the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police (SP), told newsmen on Friday, May 12, 2023 that the suspect has been arrested and was assisting the Police with investigation.
The Chairman, Bonny Chiefs’ Council, Se-Alabo Dagogo Soala Wilcox, and President of the Bonny Kingdom Titled Citizens’ Assembly, Amaopusenibo Furosia Julius Wilcox, described the killing of “an illustrious daughter of Bonny Kingdom” as “gruesome, most barbaric and mindless”.
“The Amanyanabo-in-Council, the Titled Citizens’ Assembly and the good people of Grand Bonny Kingdom received with immense shock and great sadness, the news of the gruesome and cold blooded murder, in the most barbaric and mindless manner, of our daughter, Amaopuorubo Boma Amaomu Jumbo, in Port Harcourt.
We condemn in the strongest terms the primitive disposition of the murderer who preyed on a defenseless lady and unleashed such savage brutality on her.
In the statement, the leadership of Bonny Kingdom tasked the relevant authorities, especially, the Nigeria Police Force and the Judiciary to ensure justice was served in the matter.
“Although the suspect was arrested and understandably has confessed to the crime, we call on the Nigeria Police and the judiciary to carry out thorough investigation and serve the memory of the victim and all connected to the murder due justice.”
It is, in some way, rather comforting that the murderer of this illustrious lady has been arrested and has confessed to his gruesome, barbaric act. What remains is for the world to know his motives, his sponsors, and/or his collaborators, if any. We are waiting for the law to take its course, as expeditiously as possible.
Mohammed Abbas.