Tension as newly appointed Ebonyi councilor found dead in his room

EBONYI____Tension is brewing as a newly appointed councillor, Nnamdi Ojukwu from Ezzama, Ezza South local government area of Ebonyi state, has been reportedly died in his sleep on Tuesday night.

Ojukwu was said to have been recently appointed as supervisory councillor in his local government area and was yet to be sworn into office as of when he died.

It was gathered that his father had held the office as supervisory councillor and died in the position. Sequel to the elder Ojukwu’s death, the local government chairman, this year, reappointed the son only for him to also die last Tuesday.

Nnamdi’s death has aroused curiosity among his friends who have now taken to the social media to call for a thorough traditional investigation into such mysterious death in the family with the intention to, possibly, avoid recurrence.

According to Nwoba Chika Nwoba, on Facebook, “Nnamdi was a good and promising dude, hardworking and business-oriented. Around 2009 or so, his father was appointed supervisory councillor in Ezaa South local government area. While in the position, he was poisoned and later died.

“Last week, his son, Nnamdi was also appointed supervisory councillor and, two days ago, he died on his bed after returning from the day’s engagements. From the condition of his demise, he must have been poisoned. What do we actually gain wasting those who can add to the future of our human-resource-lacking state?”

The loss is huge. The sinister machinations in our society today are mind-wrecking. And I advise that thorough traditional or religious investigation into why a father and son should have to die in same format and on one condition be carried out before another member of the family is called out to take the same position as condolence gift. It’s important.”