Natasha Visits Family Of PDP Woman Leader Burnt Alive

The governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Barr Natasha Akpoti, Saturday, paid a condolence visit to the family of the women leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Salome Abuh, who was burnt to death in Ochadamu, Ofu local government area of Kogi State a day after governorship election in Kogi State.

Akpoti who paid a condolence visit to the deceased’s family in Abuja described the death of Mrs Salome as horrible, adding that nobody deserves to die in such a manner.

A daughter of the deceased during the visit called on women groups and activists not to abandon the family’s cry for justice upon those who burnt her mother.

“On behalf of the good people of Kogi state and Nigerian women , I have come here to sympathise with you, she did no wrong for supporting a candidate of her choice, even though we are in SDP, humanity stands before party leanings.

“Everyone was taken aback by the horrible death of Mrs Salome Acheju Abuh. Nobody deserves to die in such a horrible manner, we and the entire Nigerian women are with you to make sure justice is served.

“No one should be killed in the name of democracy, we can’t believe Nigeria has deteriorated to this state, it is extremely unacceptable.

“I can’t imagine the pains she went through in her last moment, calling for help until her voice was not heard, we are calling on the government to give justice to Mrs. Salome”, she said.

Speaking, the husband of the deceased, Elder Simeon Babani Seidu Abuh described his wife death as painful and traumatic adding that the worst has happened to the family as the family’s light has been put off .

Giving the account of his wife’s death, Elder Abuh said, “it all started on Saturday 16th of November 2019, at the Ochadamu primary school polling unit, one Ocholi Edicha in the company of other boys told me that he was going to deal with my younger brother, Gowon Abuh, who is a strong supporter of the PDP, he told us he and others were in the payroll of GYB 4+4. Ocholi Edicha further said that this election is for the APC and there is nothing that anyone can do about it.

“I politely told him that there was no need for this that we are all brothers, we all drank the same flowing river, went to the same playing ground in the community and we shall still remain in the same community, after politics.

“After casting my vote, I headed home, leaving my wife behind to watch the electoral process as a party leader.

Elder Abuh further disclosed that the arrest made so far was in connection to armed robbery activities which the boys were involved in two days after the murder of his wife which he said the boys confessed to have murdered Mrs Salome upon interrogation at the police station.

He called on the government to give justice to his late wife and and provide enabling environment for him to bury her peacefully.

Also speaking, the younger sister of the deceased, Mrs Charity Onuche called on the government to give justice to her sister, describing her late sister as the only star of the family who has been taken care of their aged mother.

Speaking on behalf of her siblings, the last daughter of the family, Ojamalia Abuh said all they were asking for was justice for their mother.

“I want the international organizations, and all women activists in Nigeria to stand up and fight for us to get justice. This injustice must not be swept under the carpet, my mother was a good woman, she was peaceful and did no wrong to deserve the way she was murdered”, she said.

Courtesy of thenigerianpost.com.ng

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