Death Of Air Force Cadet: Abia Community Protest, Accuses Hotel Of Complicit

Members of Okwuta-Ibeku community in Umuahia North local government area of Abia State have called on the state government to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of the son, an Air Force Cadet, Emmanuel Onyeomereneche. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6NdUhphkXoThe National Defence Academy student was last week Tuesday found dead in the swimming pool of the Damgrete hotel, a death the people of the community say is suspicious. ABN TV had last week broke the news of the death of an Abia-born military trainee who had till July this year to be commissioned.Women of the community, adorned in back attires during a peaceful protest to Government House Umuahia on Tuesday had carried placards with different inscriptions.Some of the inscriptions read, "So Damgrete (sic) is another otokoto in Abia", "Obeji Valentine is this the meaning of a friend" and other inscriptions.Members of the community said they do not believe that Mr. Emmanuel Onyeomereneche with his training as an upcoming naval officer could have drowned in an ordinary swimming pool and accused the friend, one Valentine Okpechi, and the hotel management of complacency.They described the death of their son is a huge loss to the entire community.In their speeches earlier, the Public Relations Officer of Okwuta-Isieke Autonomous Community, Mr. Chibuzor Onwukamuche, the head of the family, Prince James Onyeomereneche, and the woman leader, Mrs. Happiness Ebere said that they came to register their grievances to the Governor over the death of their son.Receiving the protesters, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Navy Commander Macdonald Uba (Rtd.) assured them that investigations would be thoroughly carried out to unravel the cause of the death.He said, whoever that was found culpable would surely be brought to book.Source: https://abntv.com.ng/news/abia-community-protest-over-death-of-air-force-cadet-says-hotel-has-a-question-to-answer-photos/Cc; lalasticlala, Mynd44, Seun, OAM4J