-Restates Commitment to Unmask Killers
A FEDERAL lawmaker from Osun State, Mr. Rotimi Makinde announced a cash reward over the weekend of 2.5 million naira for anyone with useful information that will lead to identifying the individuals who carried out the murder of his brothers and 3 others.
Makinde, who represents the Ile-Ife federal constituency in the House of Representatives in Abuja said his brothers were killed at about 2am on April 9 by assailants who chased the brothers into a church, where 3 others including a pastor and his son were also killed.
The lawmaker said that he knows that money cannot return the precious lives of his brothers and others who were killed in the church building, but he made an emotional plea for persons with information on the killers to come forward with information, for which they will be rewarded.
‘‘It is a painful reality that Nigeria as a nation put little or no value on human life. I also want to state that such assassinations could not be carried out by ordinary robbers on the street,” Makinde said.
According to him, the crime “must have been thoroughly rehearsed by the powers that be in Osun State who are merely desperate for position that they will never have access to by God’s grace.
“The sum of N2.5 million will be offered to anyone who can provide useful information that can lead to the arrest of those criminals who carried out the dastardly act two years ago.’’
Representative Makinde stated that he believed that he was the target of the murderous attack but luckily escaped the attack
‘‘I was actually their target, but thankfully escaped their vicious plans.
“It is a big shame in our country that over the years, killers of Bola Ige, Aminasoari Dikibo, Harry Marshall, Alhaja Suliat Adedeji, Funsho Williams and many others are yet to be found let alone brought to justice.
This has shown that there is a failure in the capacity to protect lives and properties against jeopardy, suffice to say the country is also bedeviled with moral deficit and to crown it all the authority lacks the capacity to govern the country.
“What our security agents are indirectly telling us is that crime pays; our government at the top has truly failed us, but I must commend the Governor of Osun State, His Excellency, Rauf Aregbesola for his stand on this case and his support over the years.
“I believe with the collaborations of all well meaning Nigerians these assailants who are still at loose, would be exposed and made to face the full weight of justice. With a breakthrough like this the country can set good precedence for the sustenance of our democracy.’’