as government officials
Citizen, IKENNA SAMUELSON IWUOHA, the
Nkwerre born social Crusader came to lime light
during the Administration of former Governor of
Imo State. Sir IKEDI OHAKIM when he fought the
Governor he alleged that OHAKIM flogged him in
Government House, and subsequently became
one of those who fought to ensure that Sir IKEDI
OHAKIM did not have his second term in office.
At the dethronement of that Administration and
enthronement of Governor ROCHAS OKOROCHA
led Administration in Imo State in 2011,
SAMUELSON IWUOHA was made the SA to the
Speaker of lmo State House of Assembly, CHIEF
BENJAMIN UWAJUMOGU. But in 2013, things fell
apart between them at the State House of
Assembly and MR. IWUOHA finally resigned his
appointment as the SA on Media to the Speaker.
Months later, he was framed up and sent to
Prison where he spent 328 days with his wife
sharing the pains before the case was quashed on
April 27, 2015 at high Court 4, Owerri where
JUSTICE IRENE , DURUOHA IGWE presided.
In this interview, he recounted the whole incident
that led to his incarceration and how he came out
of Prison. Excerpts.
What actually happened?
The truth of the matter is that BENJAMIN
UWAJUMOGU, you know, I exposed him. That is
just the simple truth.
What has that exposure benefited the State or
solved anything?
In the first place, the State Governor, ROCHAS
OKOROCHA said that he is going to fight
Corruption. Even, he initiated the Imo Anthem, and
in it, one of the Stanzas says, "Corruption must
stop!" So at the Office, I saw what was going on
and I tried calling Uwajumogu to order. I told him,
'look, you did not give me Appointment as a
Politician. I accepted the Appointment because I
am a Social Crusader. So there is no way I will
be here and things will be going wrong and I will
not talk'.
Yes, in our Office we were like a family. So
naturally, nobody should expect me to come out
and start talking about what was happening, but
within us, I made him to understand that people
should be reasonable. I did not accuse him
directly because accusing him directly while I was
under his authority would be an act of
insubordination.
I accused the Chief of Staff and the Senior Aides
directly because they were very fraudulent and
fetish, and a whole lot of things they were doing.
Then, I used my own Department, the Media
Department as an instance to let the Speaker
know what was happening. But the Speaker didn't
like it. He never liked it at all, because
investigating the Chief of Staff meant also
investigating him, because for every hundred naira
stolen by the Chief of Staff, KODICHI ANAMEKWE,
the Speaker knew of it and that is the simple
truth.
So rather than him taking action, he wanted all
the Senior Aides to swear to an oath. Yes, that
was how the problem started. So, sometime in
May 2013, I got a test message sent by the SA
Admin, MR. KINGSLEY NKEMKA, now late. He said
that if we arrive at the Office we should head
straight to the Speaker's house. So when we
arrived at the Speaker's private residence in
Umuguma, we were all ushered into his Bedroom,
8 of us Senior Aides.
For me, I knew I was the target. We saw a Native
Doctor in his bedroom. The Speaker himself was
stack naked.
Jeeeez!
Am telling you, he was stack naked. Well, you are
interviewing me now, that's why am saying it. I
wanted to do a comprehensive account so that
the whole world will know and I will still do it. The
Speaker was stack naked with a Native Doctor,
then the Chief of Staff, Kodichi and his mother, the
mother is the head of the ghost workers.
WHOSE MOTHER?
Kodichi. In my petition to the EFCC, I also
mentioned her name. Am sure you read the letter?
Yes.
So it was the woman that addressed us before the
Native Doctor will call your name, he will make
some pronouncements which you will repeat after
him, he will now give you that fetish thing, you
would drink and go to where Uwajimogu was
standing and then kiss his manhood and all that. I
was the only person that refused to do that. In
fact that was why I was suspended. Do you
understand? (He Laughs), and not even that I did
anything wrong. The thing was……… but I fought
my way back and the battle continued.
So the truth of the matter is that in any Socio
Political gathering or call it office or whatever, you
are bound to meet such things because people
will be fighting for positions but as for me as a
Crusader I saw a lot. They planned to kill me on
several occasions but they didn't succeed. So
eventually I resigned on 17th of December 2013.
If I did not resign on that day they would have
killed me. And of course many people died in that
office.
One of the Police Orderlies' following Speaker was
poisoned to death because when he followed the
speaker to Ihitte Uboma, sometime in October in
2012, he didn't like what he saw. So when he
came back, he complained to us that he saw how
a young lady was killed and buried inside the
compound. Of course the young lady was used
for ritual. So he was poisoned so that people
wouldn't know. And of course Emmanuel Adoba
was killed as well. But the outside world was
made to believe it wasn't political.
While I was in prison Nkemka was also murdered.
The style of killing was the same. Even they came
here wanting to kill me, of which by the grace of
God I was not around, eventually Architect
Franklin Okoli was killed. It is still the same thing.
So the truth of the matter is that when I resigned,
for me, I didn't initially start to accuse the
Speaker. I started with the Chief of Staff and other
aides before I now summoned enough courage to
confront my boss. I alerted the Governor. Of
course, the Governor is one of them. They are all
the same people, members of the reformed
Ogboni Fraternity. As am saying this, I want
people to know what is going on in the State.
That is the simple truth. The Governor is a Grand
Master of the reformed Ogboni fraternity. The
Speaker is a nominal member of the reformed
Ogboni fraternity. And the current Chief Judge,
Hon. Justice Paschal Nnadi is also a Grand
Master of the reformed Ogboni fraternity.
Everything is just Ogboni fraternity all the way, if
you don't believe in their system or if you don't
toe their line they will look at you as somebody
who has come to spy on them unless you are one
of them. Or at least you take an oath.
Then, the issue of homosexuals' is a terrible
thing. The Speaker is not a homosexual. I will
stand on the truth but of course the truth of the
matter is that many people at the Executive arm of
Government, more than 85% of them are
homosexuals and 'am going to publish their
names. Both elected and appointed Political
appointees. They have all been initiated. Then is
it drug addiction? Hard drugs!
What of the women political appointees?
That's what am saying. Homosexual and
lesbianism are incorporated. I will talk. I am not
afraid. Or is it burying of charms prepared with
new born babies and even adopted babies, killing
of people? Do we talk of the kidnap of the
Principal Secretary to the former Deputy Governor,
Sir Emenike Ihekwoaba? Do we talk about the
brutal murder of Laz Anyanwu?
But I understand that you were framed up and
sent to prison
Yes, on the issue of the murder of Architect
Franklin Okoli, the Speaker, having been
frightened, Because I forced him to set up a panel
and he refused. I went to EFCC. Then the
Governor was afraid. The Governor now made a
u-turn and went on a local Government road
assessment tours and openly indicted the
Speaker. It was all over the news and the speaker
Himself made a u-turn and set up a Kangaroo
Panel. While they were still inside the Chambers I
did my Press Release and described the Panel as
April fool Panel and I made nonsense of that
Panel. They invited me and I told them I will not
come, and nothing happened. That proved that it
was a Kangaroo Panel.
So the man felt humiliated, and the truth of the
matter is that the Governor also felt embarrassed
because I also started writing letters to the
Government, official letters entitled; Imo State
Government Silence on Speaker Uwajumogu's
Criminal and Fraudulent Activities is
embarrassing'. I also wrote and said, 'your
personal Silence on Uwajumogu's Criminal
Activities is Worrisome'.
That was when the Governor invited the Speaker
and ordered him to kill me. I am telling you the
truth. The Speaker left Government House and
started calling some of his friends, saying, :the
Governor has ordered me to kill Samuelson.
One of his friends, and I will mention his name.
His name is Chief Emeka Ibe,(Emeka South), from
Obolo in Isiala Mbano, so that people will know
what am talking about. He called me and told me
what Uwajumogu revealed to him. And of course
the whole world knew because I was alerting the
world, 'my life is in danger oooo', my life is in
danger oooo'
So when this cult war started in Owerrri, between
Vikings Confraternity and Black Axe Movement,
the Imo State Government now Queued into that
Cult War. Uwajumogu sent 5 armed boys to come
here and kill me. And if they had suceeded in
killing me, I would have been termed a victim of
Cult War. But unfortunately for them, I was not
around. So from the report of the security meeting
which was held at Government House on
Thursday 5th June 2014 on the orders Sir Jude
Ejiogu, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Uwajumogu
was contacted by those boys, and Uwajumogu
told them to just kill anybody, that they will still
hang it on my head, so that I will be arrested. So
that was what happened. I did not kill anybody.
And that is the truth. And luckily for me, God
made sure that I did not come back. I only
returned to meet Policemen in my compound.
How can I kill? A Crusader? Eh?
When I was in my office, I was returning unspent
funds, the only political appointee in Imo State
Government that was returning money. I had the
opportunity to make money, I said no, because I
got this appointment based on my Social Crusade
work, speaking up against ills of the society. I
was very honest. But look at what has happened
to Uwajumogu today. He crashed out completely.
A man I gave so much love. Before God and man,
if somebody had told me I would quarrel with
Uwajumogu, I would have given that person a
bloody knock out, because I loved this man with
all my heart. I didn't just see him as my boss, I
saw him as my own father, my own brother, my
uncle. In short, I saw him as Samuelson Iwuoha
himself. I saw myself as the Speaker of the
Assembly. I protected that Office. But look at, that
place has collapsed, the entire Office!
And am sure having fought the battle and lost
completely, in his sober moments he would be
reflecting on what actually happened, and his
conscience would tell him that Samuelson
actually protected him. I gave that man undiluted
love but he abused and missed it.
What has EFCC done with the revelations you
made?
Well, I have just come out of prison and thank
God, somebody like Buhari is now the president of
this Country. He would be sworn in soon. Trust
me.
How long did you stay in the Prison?
328 days in all, 65 days at the police, that is 2
months at the police and then nine months at
Prisons.
What of your wife?
Six and half months, two months at the police and
four and half months in the Prisons.
Who took care of your children?
Well, God took care of them through my brothers,
sisters and inlaws, my parents. My children
suddenly became emergency orphans, but we
give God the glory.
What are your plans now?
Well, taking stock of what happened and taking a
look at my businesses, to re-organize my
businesses and Social Crusade work. Of course,
giving thanks and glory to God because the mere
quashing of the case against me is a proof that
God has always been on my side. A lot of my
goods running in millions of naira spoilt in my
warehouse! But I thank God am alive. My lawyers
are preparing to take action against these
criminals.
You were arrested and kept in police custody,
who took the matter to Court, you or them?
Well, I have contacts. You know, I was writing
from Police Cell. So, instead of the Police doing
investigation, they were only interested in finding
out how I was writing. So, every morning, the
then Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr. David
Folawiyo, he was always coming to my cell to
search to see if he would see writing materials on
me because I was writing on daily basis.
So how were you writing?
I won't tell you, am a strategist. I was writing and
all my write ups were published on the Internet.
So I was able to pull down people from Abuja,
Senior Police Officers. I was able to contact
Inspector General of Police, even the Presidency.
They all were involved in this matter and they
sent Senior Police Officers to come and pull the
matter from Owerri here to Abuja.
And when they came down here, the then
Commissioner of police, Mr. Abdul-Majid Ali, they
have posted him out now, but he alerted the
Governor who came out openly and stopped them
because they knew that if I had been transferred
to Abuja, I would have been released and Abuja
would have come down here to pick those five
boys and they would have confessed and the
identity of their Sponsors being Rochas Okorocha
and Speaker Uwajumogu would have been
unmasked. So in order to frustrate that effort of
taking me to Abuja, my wife and I were rushed to
the Court and were remanded in Prison custody.
So in a way, I fought from Police Cell and we
striped them naked and the whole world started to
see their nakedness and emptiness. So in a bid to
cover that nakedness, they rushed us to Court in
an attempt to use the judiciary as fig leaves to
cover their nakedness, just like Adam and Eve.
But the main thing is that Citizen Ikenna
Samuelson Iwuoha is out and they would see the
true meaning of activitism. Rochas Okorocha
would not go scot free, am going to deal with
him.
But in the Prison, how did the matter continue in
court?
I have lawyers. My lawyers fought hard, and of
course, we knew we would win but they simply
used executive power to suppress us.
How was the matter finally struck out?
That was on Monday 27th of April, five days ago.
Even on that day, the Governor, immediately he
learnt that the matter had been struck out he went
mad and said, 'that Judge? She went and struck
off the matter and released the boy so that he
would come out and destabilize my Government?
Which judge?
Justice Irene Duruoha Igwe a very wonderful
woman.
Which court?
Hight court 4 Owerri. Okorocha disappointed the
whole world but am going to expose him. He has
a killer squad, let him come out openly and kill
me, but am going to mess him up. As I did to
Uwajumogu so will I do to Okorocha. Am not
afriad of him.
That is all for now?
You are welcome.
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