The apex socio-cultural umbrella body of all Fugar people of Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State, Fugar Progressive Union (FPU), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Inspector General of Police and all the other security agencies operating in Edo State to unravel and bring the kidnappers and killers of their illustrious son, Prince Dennis Eloniyo Abuda, to justice within the shortest possible time.
The Union, in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Solomon Obomighie said they received the shocking and sad news of the abduction of three of their sons, Prince Dennis Eloniyo Abuda, Chief David Ogheakhe and Mr Richard Bologi by suspected kidnappers, around Ahor village along the Benin bye-pass in Edo State.
The Union said they were on their way to Lagos State where Prince Abuda who was also an American citizen and President of Fugar- American Foundation, which is an affiliate and partner of the FPU, was due to take his return flight to his base in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States of America to re-join his family, after the celebration of the yuletide season in Fugar.
The Union said after the release of the abducted “Fugarians” in the evening of Tuesday, 2nd of February 2021 by their abductors on payment of a ransom, Prince Abuda was not released.
It said this necessitated the deployment of a search party by the law enforcement agencies on Wednesday, 3rd of February, 2021, in the area to comb the Ahor village forest, in search of Prince Dennis Eloniyo Abuda and in the course of the search the lifeless body of Prince Abuda was discovered and retrieved.
The Union mourned Prince Abuda, denounced the kidnapping of the three “Fugarians” that led to the gruesome murder and appealled to all “Fugarians” and Edo citizens to remain calm.
“We humbly call on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to direct the Inspector General of Police and all the other security agencies operating in Edo State to unravel and bring the perpetrators of this dastardly and heinous crime to justice within the shortest possible time.
“We also call on the Government of the United States of America to intervene in the death of Prince Dennis Eloniyo Abuda by supporting the government of Nigeria in this regard.
“We also appeal to the Governor of Edo State to continue to work with the relevant stakeholders to strengthen the security network to protect Fugarians, Fugar and the entire citizens of the state from the incessant attacks by these criminal elements,” part of the statement read.
The Union further stated that Prince Abuda was one of its finest from Fugar and Edo state and must not be allowed to die in vain.
“We therefore call on the Edo State Government and the Etsako Central Local Government Authority, to immortalise Prince Dennis Eloniyo Abuda and most importantly use his death as an opportunity to put an end to the Security nightmare of ‘Fugarians”, the residents of the state and travellers across the state,” the statement added.
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