Owerri, Imo — Two human right bodies, Civil Liberties Organisation and the Centre for Environmental Rights and Conflict Resolution (CERCOR) have appealed to the federal government to probe the recent gruesome murder of a Nigerian mechanical engineer, Andrew Ogu, in Mozambique.
The two bodies made the call in a joint statement in Owerri.
"The death of Engr. Andrew Ogu is suspicious. We would like the federal government, through its Embassy in Mozambique to investigate this dastardly Act," the human right bodies pleaded.
Continuing, the organisations argued that the federal government has a vital role to play when an incident of the nature occurs in any part of the world.
When Vanguard called at late Engr. Andrew Ogu's Umuakile Obodo Ahiara country home in Ahiazu Mbasie Local Government area of Imo State, the deceased's mother, Mrs S. Ogu, appealed to the federal government "to please find out what or who killed my son."
While lamenting that her son's remains was "merely posted through an airline to Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, unaccompanied by anybody from Mozambique," Mrs Ogu also said that she had to borrow a lot of money to bring Andrew's body to Mbaise, for burial.
She also expressed some fear that her son's property may have been looted and converted to personal use by other people.
At the Holy Rosary Maternity and Hospital, Mbaise, where Andrew's remains was deposited since December last year, the deceased's brother, Donatus Ogu, told Vanguard that "there was a need to properly investigate the young man's death."
"I recall with grief that Andrew had in a telephone conversation with us before he died, informed us that some individuals were threatening his life," Mr. Ogu revealed.
He also showed our reporter Andrew's last letter to the family in which he announced plans to visit home in December last year.
Andrew also promised in the said letter, to brief members of his family on the happenings in Mozambique, especially as it affected his life and living.
As at the time of going to press, it was not very clear when the remains of Engr. Andrew Ogu would be buried.
