The Ijaw Youth Council worldwide have condemned the gruesome murder of Mr. Stephen, a 26 year old promising Ijaw youth from Arogbo Kingdom, Ondo State in Victory Estate, Iba local council development area of Lagos State by Mr. James Olu, a retired naval official on April 18 2020.

Rt. Hon. Pogoyon Eldred Digimie, acting president of the IYC made this known during a media briefing in Yenagoa.

He said that it is very disheartening to know that the life of a vibrant and hard-working Ijaw youth was cut short because of a perceived misunderstanding. According to him, the death of Stephen, a talented footballer, who had high hopes in furthering his career internationally will not be swept under the carpet like other related cases.


While commiserating with the family of the deceased, he called for the immediate arrest of the killer and charged the Lagos State government and security agencies to swing into action in making sure justice is served and the killer made to face the full wrath of the law.

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