The people of Ihe autonomous community in Awgu local government of Enugu state, have appealed to the governor, Dr. Peter Mbah to, with dispatch, save Nigerian/Enugu state citizen, Mr. Ifeanyi Ekoh from execution.
They also wanted Mbah to liaise with his Ebonyi state counterpart, Mr. Francis Nwifuru to see that Ekoh did not die. He was found guilty since 2012.
Ekoh was convicted of the murder of a minor in Ebonyi state in 2012 when he was just 27. Several people were arrested in connection with the murder but only he and one other were condemned to death.
The president general of the Federation of Ihe Autonomous Communities, Engr. Anichukwu Chikezie Solomon, who made the appeal while addressing journalists in Enugu on Thursday argued that Ifeanyi Ekoh was not privy to the murder of the minor, seven-year old Ukamaka Immaculata Ogboji, and the eventual dismemberment of her body parts, probably for ritual purposes.
Solomon who was represented by Ekoh’s nephew, Nnaemeka Nzekwe, during the press briefing on Ekoh’s travail, noted that the Supreme Court had been approached to look into the case to see if it could be upturn the verdict and free their kinsman from the hangman’s noose.
He also appealed to Gov. Mbah to use his good office to intervene in the matter.
“We want the case to be reviewed for people to intervene in order to find out exactly what happened in Agubia, Ikwo in 2012 so that my nephew’s life will be saved from wrong accusation levelled against him.
“I want Enugu state governor, Dr. Peter Mbah to use his privileged position to call Ebonyi state governor so that both will intervene in this very matter.
“What we want is that truth should prevail so that an innocent person will not die in vain and that the actual third accused will be brought to book and Ifeanyi Ekoh whom they used to replace the actual 3rd accused will be freed from a crime he knows nothing about.”