ASABA, Nigeria– In the wake of a violent conflict in between the Aladja and Ogbe-Ijoh neighborhoods in Delta StateNigeria, a regional Police Chaplain, Robinson Onokahweri, states a painful experience that left him not able to stroll considering that July 22 in 2015.
According to Onokahweri, a soldier shot him at close quarters, shattering his leg throughout the crisis, and supposedly tried to guarantee he was dead by returning to fire once again.
Onokahweri, from the Oviri-Olomu neighborhood in Ughelli South Local Government Area, was trying to guarantee his household’s security in the middle of the discontent when he was shot.
“As I approached Iyeghe Quarters in Aladja, the soldiers saw me at a close quarters and shot me,” Onokahweri stated.
In spite of his pleas, he declares the soldier overlooked his description, specifying they had orders to “handle you individuals.”
The pastor made a narrow escape by concealing in an uncompleted structure, enabling him to avert a 2nd effort on his life by the very same soldier.
Saved by residents, Onokahweri was hurried to the Orthopaedic Hospital in Warriwhere he went through comprehensive treatment, collecting over N5 million in medical expenditures.
In spite of the neighborhood’s assistance, consisting of monetary support from Aladja and contributions from people, Onokahweri deals with continued difficulties.
“My oldest kid … needed to leave of school,” he shared, highlighting the extensive effect of the occurrence on his household of 8.
Intensifying his battles, Onokahweri exposed that the soldiers rejected duty for his injuries, without any recognition or assistance from the military or state federal government.
The event has actually left him in an alarming scenario, needing even more surgical treatment to implant a gadget to support his shattered leg– a treatment approximated to cost around N900,000.
This account raises major issues about the conduct of military workers throughout regional disputes and the more comprehensive ramifications for civilian security and justice in areas pestered by discontent.