Ijaw leaders have expressed anger over perceived silence of the Federal Government on the assassination of the Fleet Commander, Western Naval Command, Lagos, Rear Admiral Daniel Ikoli.
Ikoli, who was also a member of the Presidential Committee on Audit of Defence Equipment Procurement (CADEP), was found dead in a mysterious circumstance in his apartment at Apapa, Lagos, about two weeks ago.
The umbrella body of the Ijaw, the Ijaw National Congress (INC), described his death as a big blow and asked the federal government to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death with a view to finding the perpetrators.
The Chairman, INC, Central Zone, Chief Kennedy Odiowei, said the government should either set up a commission of inquiry to investigate the Navy officer’s death or use its intelligence network to find his purported killers.
He said the Ijaw held the slain general in high esteem, adding that the killers must be fished out and made to face the wrath of the law.
Odiowei said: “It was a big blow to the Ijaw nation because he was one of the sons we held in very high esteem. We are very sad. We want the federal government to investigate the immediate cause of the death of Admiral Ikoli. We have heard many controversies surrounding his death.
“We were not there and cannot ascertain the actual thing that happened. But we don’t want this matter to be swept under the carpet. The INC and the Ijaw Nation want the government to properly investigate this matter and come out with the perpetrators.”
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