By Ovat Abeng
The people of Oraifite community in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State have accused Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Lawyer to the detained leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu of aiding kidnapping, killings and other criminal activities in the town.
The community’s anxiety followed the recent kidnapped and killing of a 38-year-old youth leader and a rift between the Lawyer and the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), Chief Sir Emeka Ofor.
They accused Barrister Ejiofor of using a masquerade Organization known as “Otueke” to kidnapped, killed, harassed and intimidate members of the community including Sir Emeka Ofor, whom they described as the messiah to the community.
The accusation was made during a press conference held at Oraifite Civil Centre on Sunday.
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According to the community President General, Chief Vincent Dike, who spoke on behalf of the community, told journalists that they are currently living in fears.
“This press conference is called to let the World known the activities of Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor towards his accestral people and the man who made him who he is today in the society.
“Barrister Ejiofor is one the major beneficiaries of Sir Emeka Ofor’s humanitarian gesture in Oraifite town. He was trained by Sir Emeka Ofor from Secondary to University education.
“But today, his benefactor has become his greatest enemy in this world. He has also extended his hatred to the entire community that trained and protect him. He uses ‘Otueke’ an organisation filled with all manners of youths, mostly from his Umunakwa kindred to unleash terror on us.
“About 95 percent of kidnapping, killings and other criminal activities in our community today, is been sponsored by Nnamdi Kanu,s Lawyer, Ejiofor with support from his Umunakwa kindred. Because of this, he has not been holding meeting with us for the past 15 years.
“We have ban the organisation to give peace a chance in the community.
“He is also our industrious son. We want him to come home, so that we will settle the differences he has with Sir Emeka Ofor, the PG pleaded.
He called on the State Government, the Police and other security agencies to urgently intervene on the matter.
The traditional ruler of the Community, Igwe Daniel Odoji, who also spoke briefly on the development, said the rift is being masterminded by some gruttle elements to paint the community dark.
He appealed to the people to rise up and defend Sir Emeka Ofor from his enemies who do not want him to continue his humanitarian services to the people of the town, Anambra State, Nigeria and the World as a whole.
Reacting on the accusation via telephone interview, Barrister Ejiofor, called on the public to disregard the allegation level against him, noting that he has never involved or sponsor any criminal activities against anyone in his life moreless his people.
According to him, “I am one of the son of the soil, why should I attacked my community?. What you are seeing happening in Oraifite Community today is solely caused by Sir Emeka Ofor, who want to dominate every well-to-do citizens of Oraifite.
“I was trained in school by my parents and not him (Emeka Ofor), as his loyalists claimed.
“Emeka Ofor is currently owing me a sum of N2.8 billion.
“The public should disregard the allegation that I am aiding kidnapping and killings in my community please,” Ejiofor stated.
