A presidential aide, Mrs Lauretta Onochie on Wednesday listed a total of fifty-one (51) famous Nigerians murdered during the 16 years rule of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Onochie made this disclosure via her official Facebook handle.
1 The late Bola Ige, a former Attorney General of the Federation was shot dead in his bedroom in Bodija, Ibadan on December 23, 2001.
2 Similarly, Chief Aminasaoari Dikibo, PDP Deputy National Chairman was ambushed near Asaba in daylight and was murdered on October 22, 2004.
3 The gruesome cold blood murder of Dr. Harry Marshal on March 05, 2003,
4 Janet Oladape, PDP leader in Odigbo LGA clubbed to death by gunmen on August 13, 2002.
5 Alhaji Ahmed Pategi, Kwara State Chairman, PDP, murdered at Aiyetoro, in Kogi State, on the 15th of August, 2002.
6 Barnabas Igwe, Chairman, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) and his wife, Abigail Igwe, murdered on the 1st of September, 2002.
7 Victor Nwankwo, younger brother of Arthur Nwankwo, founder, Eastern Mandate Union (EMU) assassinated on August 29, 2001.
8 Momoh Lawal, the relation of Akaaba, former Chairman, Okene LGA in Kogi killed on March 5, 2001.
9 Odunayo Olagbaju, member, Osun House of Assembly, killed in Ile-Ife on December 21, 2001.
10 Chimere Ikoku, former Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, was killed in his residence in on 20th of October 2002.
11 Dele Arojo, PDP Guber aspirant, was killed by unknown assailants in Lagos on November 25, 2002.
12 In February 2003, Chief Ogbonnaya Uche, All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) senatorial candidate in Imo State was assassinated.
13 Theodore Agwatu, Principal Secretary to the Governor of Imo State, was killed in February 2003.
14 Mrs. Emily Omope, an Alliance for Democracy (AD) Woman Leader died in March 2003 at University College Hospital, Ibadan after an acid attack in December 2002 by unknown persons.
15 In February 2003, Ogbonnaya Uche, ANPP senatorial candidate for Orlu was killed in his home residence by unknown gunmen. Killers are yet to be found till date.
16 Andrew Agom, A member of PDP Board of Trustees and former boss of Nigeria Airways, was also killed on March 4, 2004. Agom was on the entourage of the former Benue State governor, Senator George Akume, when he was killed.
17 Death moved to the South West on May 15, 2005, with the murder of leading financier of Oronmiyan Group, a socio-political organization, Alabi Okoju, at Gbongan, Osun State by assassins.
18 In July 2006, Lagos PDP gubernatorial aspirant, Funsho Williams was killed at his Dolphin Estate home in Ikoyi.
19 Former World Bank consultant and PDP Guber aspirant in Ekiti State, Dr. Ayo Daramola, was also murdered in 2006.
20 Kehinde Fasubaa, a look-a-like twin brother of Taye Fasuba, then Ado-Ekiti LG Chairman was killed on January 03, 2009. Taye Fasuba himself escaped death in 2004.
21 Dipo Dina fell to the bullets of assassins On Monday, January 25, 2010, around Covenant University, Ota. The late Dina was defunct Action Congress (AC) gubernatorial candidate in 2007.
JOURNALISTS WERE NOT SPARED Unlike now that we are all free to tweet nonsense at President Muhammadu Buhari, in the years under review, your freedom to life as a journalist, after excising your freedom of speech was not guaranteed. – @JesuisNaija
1 Godwin Agbroko, Chairman, ThisDay Editorial Board was assassinated on December 22, 2006.
2 Another ThisDay journalist, Abayomi Ogundeji, was murdered on August 17, 2008.
3 Bayo Ohu of Guardian Newspapers was shot dead on a Sunday, September 20, 2009, by a gang of 5 men and a woman in his home in Egbeda, Lagos. Bayo Ohu was working on the certificate forgery story of former Customs Controller General, Abdullahi Dikko before his murder.
4 Igwe Nwankwo was shot dead on February 15, 2000, in Anambra State.
5 Nicholas Okhuakhua was shot dead in June 2000, in Lagos.
6 Mohammed Shuaibu was shot dead in September 2000, in Lagos. 7 Obatou Mumbo was shot dead on October 17, 2000, in Onitsha.
8 Idowu Braimoh was shot dead on November 5, 2000, in Ondo State.
9 Joseph Osayande was shot dead on December 4, 2000, in Benin State.
10 Chief Layi Balogun was shot dead on December 10, 2000. 11 Monday Ndor was shot dead on August 19, 2001, at Port Harcourt.
12 Onyebuchi Ede was shot dead on August 23, 2001, in Ebonyi.
13 Chibueze Idah was shot on August 23, 2001, in Ebonyi.
14 Ogbonna Odimbaiwe was shot on August 23, 2001, in Ebonyi Shot.
15 Ifeanyi Nnaji was shot on August 23, 2001, in Ebonyi.
16 Odunayo Olagbaju was shot on December 20, 2001, in Ife, Osun State.
17 Eyo Eyo was shot on April 2002, in Calabar.
18 Ifeanyi Igbokwe was shot on April 18, 2002, in Lagos.
19 Musa Dayo was shot on May 9, 2002, in Bauchi State.
20 Christopher Ogbonna was shot on May 26, 2002.
21 Maria-Theresa Nsa was shot on June 11, 2002, in Cross River State.
22 Chief and Mrs. Barnabas Igwe were shot on September 1, 2002, in Onitsha, Anambra State.
23 Ogbonnaya Uche was shot on February 8, 2003, in Owerri, Imo State capital.
24 Theodore Agwatu was shot on February 22, 2003, in Owerri.
25 Marshal Harry was shot on March 5, 2003, in Abuja.
26 Bala Mai-Haice was shot on March 17, 2003.
27 Ajibola Olanipekun was shot on June 21, 2003, in Ibadan.
28 Dikibo was shot on February 6, 2004, in Delta State.
29 Lateef Olaniyan was shot on July 16, 2005, at his Ibadan residence.
30 Peter Eboigbe was shot on August 11, 2005, in Benin, the Edo State capital.
AND THERE’S MORE. We don’t WANT to go back to a period of blood orgy.
