Delta State Police Command has said that it is still trailing the killers of a septuagenarian and businessman, Elder Paul Offor, in Issele Azagba community in Aniocha South Council Area of Delta State, who was murdered in his office on 3 December 2024.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, said yesterday, that as the command was not resting on its oars in its investigation, the indigenes and other residents of Issele Azagba community should furnish the command with relevant information that can help track down the assailants.
“The criminal will not call on you to come and arrest him, but people can volunteer useful information that can lead to his arrest. So the police expect the community to provide information while the investigation continues.”
Last week, elders and other stakeholders of the community, under the aegis of Issele Azagba Development Union, called for a speedy investigation by the police and other security agents in order to unravel the perpetrators of the crime.
The elderly man, Sir Paul Offor, a Knight of the Catholic Church, was murdered on the night of 3 December 2024, in his office located at the busy community gate by the Asaba-Benin Expressway within the Delta State Capital Territory.
Addressing a press conference in the community recently, National Vice President of the union, Mr. Obi Osiagwu, expressed sadness that three weeks since the community leader was hacked down, nothing visible appeared to have been done by the police and other security agents to bring the criminals to book.
According to him, the community would like the Aniocha North Local Government Council authority and elected representatives at various levels from the area to take an interest in the matter as no visitation has been made to the community by any of the concerned authorities.
“A prominent personality from this community was murdered in mysterious circumstances, and up till now nothing has been heard from security agents. Nobody is asking questions, nothing is happening, yet we are expecting to see action from security agents.
“We call on the Delta State Government, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Security (DSS), and other security agencies to up the ante in digging into the cause of the gruesome murder and getting the perpetrators arrested and punished.
