Suspected cult members have
burnt down a family house in Okpako -
Ejemah, in the Eleme Local
Government Area of Rivers State ,
killing three family members .
One Alhaji Hamza Garuba , who was a
trailer driver , his wife and stepson ,
were said to have been locked inside
the house by the hoodlums , who set
fire to the house .
The incident reportedly occurred at
about 10 .55 pm on Sunday .
Garuba ’s relative , Muhammed Sanni ,
explained that one of the hoodlums
had attempted to rape Garuba’ s wife
before he was stabbed to death by the
man.
Sanni said Garuba ’s action could have
angered the suspected cult members .
He said , “ The stabbing of the criminal
might have infuriated other gang
members , who quickly ran out of the
house , locked the entrance door and
set the house ablaze . My brother, his
wife and a stepson were killed .
“ Nobody was around to rescue them
and they were burnt beyond
recognition.”
The South - South , South - East
Coordinator of Arewa Consultative
Forum, Alhaji Musa Saidu , said , “ What
happened at Okpako- Ejemah was a
case of robbery and arson .”
The state Police Public Relations
Officer , Mr. Nnamdi Omoni , said two
suspects had been arrested
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