Anambra Family sends SoS To  IG, wants AIG, DCP To Hands- off In  Sharing of Their Deceased Brother’ s Assets

The family of Philip Ekwosi of Umuabo village, Uke in  Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State has sent Save Our Soul (SOS) message to the Inspector-General of Police, (IG) Baba Must, to prevail on the Assistant Inspector -General of Police (AIG), Zone 13, Awka, Alhaji Muri Miss,  and the  Commander Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abuja, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP),Olantunji Disu, to hands- off in seizing and allocating the properties of their late brother, Hyginus Ukachukwu Philip- Ekwosi (Udala) to his last wife, Oluchukwu Kelly Ekwosi.

Addressing newsmen in Onitsha over the weekend,  the younger brother of the deceased,Mr. Ifeanyi Martin Ekwosi, narrated the ordeal of their family members which led to the detention of his sister and himself by a team of Police men working under the directive of AIG Muri and DCP Disu.

Ifeanyi said,   he was detained for six  days on the others of AIG and Disu who  desperately have been recovering  their late brothers’  property and handing  them over to Oluchukwu who he said, did not have any legal marriage with their brother.

He alleged that Police on two ocassions  locked their family house in Uke without Court order but on the instructions of AIG Muri and DCP Disu,  noting that two trailers belonging to his late brother had been impounded and handed over to the last wife.

He also alleged that when he was detained by the Police his handset was seized which they have not returned up till now, alleging that the purpose was  to get more information about the assets of his late brother.

Ifeanyi, however, said three of his bank accounts were blocked and his email account has equally hacked.

He continued  saying that Police locked warehouses of his brother located at Powa  plaza at Onitsha.

His sister,Mrs Etim Ginika Philip-Ekwosi , he said, was detained  for four days for allegedly entering into their sealed house through the fence , which was false.

” The Police on the orders of AIG and DCP,  locked our family house where our parents were buried. Every person in the family has a room there. Unfortunately, they did all these without any  count order” said Ifeanyi.

He querried the interest of the police especially the AIG DCP Disu  in seizing the assets of their brother without an order of Court of competent jurisdiction, noting that their brother has a legally married wife who has two children for him.

He said the wife, Li Yuan, a Chinese lady  actually contributed to the success of their brother and their brother  didn’t joke with her when he was alive.  

Ifeanyi said now that their brother is dead, Li Yuan and her two children cannot be left empty handed especially when she was the architect of their brother’s success. 

He also said that his brother has two other children, in all five children, asking what will be the fate of these children if the Police use brute force, intimidation and harassment to hand over all the properties to one woman with her only child.

He said that his brother died  without making a will, stating that in this circumstance, it is the Court that has the power to share the property not the police as AIG Muri and DCP Disu are now doing.

Their family, Ifeanyi said,  has filed different Court cases in this matter to stop this wanton illegality and naked show of power by AIG Muri

He said the Oluchukwu  lived with their brother for only six months and had one child, while their brother had legal wife under the Act with two children and other children from other women.

He lamented that throughout their brief relationship, Oluchukwu, she refused to live with their brother in Onitsha, insisting that she would reside in Lagos.

Ifeanyi said Udala as his  brother was fondly called rented an apartment for her in Lagos for over N5m and set up a flourishing business for her there.

He alleged that  two 40 feet container their brother imported before he died  have been cleared by Oluchukwu.

Ifeanyi also accused one Mr. Peter Onyeji, the president-general of Uke for siding and abating Oluchukwu in her bid to use police to intimidate them and hijacking the properties of their late brother, wondering his sudden interest in Udala’s family now since he refused to show up during his burial.

” Our plea is that IG should use his good Office to intervene in this matter. This is a probate matter not police matter. We are not the right people to share the property, it is the court but AIG and DCP Disu have been using their boys to intimidate and harasses us

Ifeanyi who was flanked by his sister  continued saying, ” police on its own are releasing everything to Oluchukwu. We are not saying that she will not partake in the sharing of Udala’s properties but they should realise that Udala has five Children, two women. We as his family members are not even interested in the properties but let’s there be equity and justice in the sharing which only court can do it” 

When contacted the AIG, he said they were still investigating the matter when the other party petitioned IG. He also said ” whatever is happening in the case was the police from IG who they sent petition to intervene should be held responsible not from his team”.