Owhelogbo community, Isoko North local government area of Delta State, is lamenting the murder of three persons within eight months for ritual purposes.
The recent occurrence was the gruesome murder of Mercy Odhegba, a POS attendant who was killed by yet-to-identified gunmen in Warri, Delta State.
Condemning the killings, former Secretary to Delta State Government, (SSG), Chief Ovuozourie Macaulay, speaking during a condolence visit to the family on Tuesday, called for prayers and traditional means to tackle the various insecurity challenges bedeviling Owhelogbo community.
He also called on the various leadership organs of the community for a concerted measures to see to the end of the killings in the community.
While sympathizing over the gruesome murder of the POS attendant, Macaulay, who is also the Okiroro of Isoko nation, used the occasion to renew his call for community policing in the country saying “it is highly desirable to curb crimes in the grassroots communities”.
Macaulay said, “We must act fast to curb this menace. Just within eight months, we have recorded three different killings within this community and this is heartbreaking. Tomorrow, it can be anyone. We must act fast to curb this menace.
“As fathers, mothers and youths, we must put all necessary measures in place to ensure we secure this community. We shouldn’t leave it for only the vigilantes or the police.
“As landlords and leaders, we must put up measures to monitor those staying in our compounds. And we must report suspicious moves and actions to the security agencies. Without information they cannot act.
“The security of this community is everybody’s business. We should be our brothers and sisters keepers. This is the only way we can effectively protect this community”, Macaulay advised.
