Mr. Ephraim Onyeomereneche, the father of 20-year-old late cadet officer of the Nigerian Army, Emmanuel Chidiebere Onyeomereneche, who died at Hotel Royal Damgrete Umuahia, Abia State capital disclosed that his son was poisoned.
Speaking with our correspondent shortly after his burial on Saturday at his hometown, Okwuta Ibeku in Umuahia North LGA Of Abia State, the mourning father of the deceased said his son who died on 9th April 2024 after he was poisoned also hit his head on the wall of the hotel swimming pool, an injury that broke his skull, leading to movement of blood to his brain.
“The autopsy has been conducted on June 29th. It was an open autopsy, and the cause of my late son’s death was known and determined. Chidiebere was poisoned, and then hit at the back of the head in the pool that broke his skull. Blood entered his brain and he died”, he told our correspondent.
He however said he is seeking justice so that those who had a hand in the death of his son will be brought to book.
According to Onyeomereneche, Abia State Government and the State House of Assembly has not offered the needed cooperation to ensure that the family gets justice.
He noted, “Abia state should be responsible. But I ask for justice, the police, the roles they have been playing has not been the best. They should play better roles. We protested to the government house. We protested to the house of assembly.We also protested at Hotel Royal Damgrete.
“The Abia State House of assembly has abandoned the matter. The state pretended to see no evil, heard no evil, and are doing no good.”
He also called on the management of the hotel to take steps to ensure that death of guests that has become a recurrent decimal is brought to an end.
“For Hotel Royal Damgrete, let the death of people discontinued from that hotel. Chidiebere is gone alright, but at the same time, let it not continue.
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