The People of Okposi Okwu Community in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have petitioned the National Assembly on the alleged murder of one of their sons, an SS2 student of the Federal Government College, Okposi, Master Chukwuebuka Chukwu.
The petition was signed by the President-General of Okposi Okwu Development Union, Chief John Mgbana Osi, and addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen. The petition was laid before the House by the lawmaker representing Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal Constituency, OHANIVO, Hon. Kama Nkemkanma Kama.
In the petition, the community alleged that Chukwuebuka Chukwu was “murdered” by known persons to the school management. The community maintained that a “House master” in the school sent late Chukwuebuka to his death only for the school to turn around in a “callous” attempt to cover up the crime to aver that the boy drowned in a shallow pool of water.
The petition reads in parts, “I, Chief John Mgbana Osi, the President General of Okposi Okwu Development Union (OODU), hereby write to beseech the Honourable Speaker to look into this most wicked murder of our son, Master Chukwuebuka Chukwu at the Federal Government College (FGC), Okposi, Ohaozara Local Government Area, Ebonyi State, to ensure that the murder suspects, and all the accessories will face justice for their crimes at the court of law.
“Our son, Master Chukwuebuka Chukwu, was killed on 27th July, 2025, at the Federal Government College Okposi.
The community further said, “Some outgoing SS3 students who had issues with the school authorities had stormed the school by scaling the fence to carry away their seized boxes. Chukwuebuka was one of the SS2 students commanded by a Housemaster to pursue, and retrieve the boxes from the hoodlums. After the chase, the other boys came back, but Chukwuebuka was missing.
“A search party discovered Chukwuebuka’s lifeless body in a shallow pool of water right behind the school’s fence. The matter was reported to the Police. The school made a statement claiming that their student had drowned.”
“We the host community where the dead student hails from, suspected foul play, so we suspected a gang-up by the principal and some other senior members of staff to cover up the facts of this case. Our community insisted on an autopsy.
“The autopsy was performed on Saturday, 09-09-2025 at the David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital, Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area, Ebonyi State. The autopsy report confirmed that our son Chukwuebuka was in fact, murdered. Drowning as the cause of death was totally excluded.
“The authorities of the Federal Government College Okposi, are still most callously peddling the theory of drowning as the cause of death, even after the autopsy had shown conclusively that it was a clear case of murder.
“They are most unfortunately set on this futile argument to hide their culpability in this matter. The community reiterated its call for a proper investigation and subsequent arrest and prosecution of the culprits.
“We are also suspecting that the OC/Legal of the Ebonyi State Police Command may have been bribed, as the (OC/Legal) had authored a report indicating that late Chukwuebuka had died of drowning in total disregard to the autopsy report.
“The FGC failed to protect our son put under their care. The evidence shows that they sent Chukwuebuka to his untimely death. This school sent innocent students to pursue bad boys, when the school has security staff in its payroll, and some policemen attached to the school.
“It is unspeakably alarming, we heard that the police OC/Legal has advised the state CP that this is a case of drowning, and that no autopsy report was filed. The Speaker, after the petition was laid before the House, referred the petition to the House Committee on Public Petitions for proper investigation. The Committee, according to the Speaker, was mandated to report to the House in two weeks.
