UNIPORT Students Killed: Chiadikobi’s Father Speaks Out

«§» 7 October 2012

He is well-to-do, a top Senior Manager at the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).



He can afford to buy any type of telephone handset or laptop for any of his four sons. But this morning when Onyema Biringa (shown in photo), who is based in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State in South-South Nigeria, woke up, it was to prepare for the burial of his first son, Chiadikobi, who was lynched yesterday by a mob for allegedly stealing handsets and laptops.

The bereaved father, who alongside his family s still reeling from shock, is seeking divine intervention over the cruel fate that has befallen his beloved son. “I have handed over the murderers to God,” he told a relative last night.

News Express reports that Chiadikobi and two other students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) believed to be his friends were forcibly seized by a mob at Allu, an off campus suburb where they lived, paraded unclad, mercilessly beaten to death despite passionate pleas, had their necks bedecked with used tyres preparatory to being set ablaze.

The only one to be identified, Chiadikobi’s body has been taken to his hometown, Umungwa, Obowo, in neighbouring Imo State, for burial today.

Outrage has greeted his murder and that of the other victims of the jungle justice. Writing on Facebook, one of his relatives, Okonkwo Queen, said: My eyes are filled with tears. My dear brother may your soul rest in peace.”

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Posted: at 7-10-2012 05:51 PM (11 years ago) | Hero

even if he did not hand them over to the GOD , what else can he do? lets call a spade a spade, its not just handset and laptop those bad boys stole, but has been torments the neighborhood for quite long now in roberry and molestations of  the residents, its their pay back day , and thats that

Posted: at 7-10-2012 09:40 PM (11 years ago) | Grande Master

Do u know them before, why do u talk like u met with them before. Look those guys killed were innocent. They were only fighting a guy that was owing one of them. But four guys to one person the guy started screaming thieves thieves and before u know it, they were been chase by the mob and killed. Without giving them the chance to explain their selves

Posted: at 7-10-2012 10:46 PM (11 years ago) | Hero

People take laws into their hands in naija...hmmm,even jesus said to d pharises"let d person that have never sinned cast d stone first" during d adulterous woman case.

Posted: at 7-10-2012 10:51 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

sharrrrrrrrrrrrrrap

Posted: at 7-10-2012 10:58 PM (11 years ago) | Grande Master

@ajani or watever your name is you are obviously a numskull spitting shit from your foul opening called mouth! How dare you! Peharps I pray your brother or any of your close relative or even your son(if you ever have 1) is set up and killed this way so you know the import of your misguided words! I will never forget the words of my friend Timi in 2008 who said having lived in portharcourt for a long time "an ikwere man is the most wicked man you will ever meet in this world", now I look back and I see he was right! But I tell you the spirits of those young men will never rest in peace bcos they will forever torment the people of that community! I don't believe they ever stole anytin! That community is finished!

Posted: at 8-10-2012 12:23 AM (11 years ago) | Newbie

If d did not kill, deris no point killin dem

Posted: at 8-10-2012 03:25 AM (11 years ago) | Newbie

I can see that u are senseless ok.

Posted: at 8-10-2012 07:30 AM (11 years ago) | Hero

if U̶̲̥̅̊ wanna comment on any story, make sure U̶̲̥̅̊ know what really happened b4 commenting. I'm sure U̶̲̥̅̊ r not educated, considering U̶̲̥̅̊я use of english.

Posted: at 8-10-2012 07:43 AM (11 years ago) | Newbie

i can see that you are an idiot right from the beginning , and you will remain so till the coming of jesus, onye kpaa

Posted: at 8-10-2012 08:48 AM (11 years ago) | Grande Master