The family of Chief Michael Okumakube of the Ovu community in the Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State has cried out over the alleged delay by the police to arrest the suspected killers of their son.

The family has petitioned the Delta State Police Commissioner and the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5, Benin City, Edo State on the alleged delay to fish out the killer of their son barely one month after the report of the gory incident was lodged.

PUNCH Metro gathered that suspected assassins on March 19, 2023, between Ughelli and Agbarho in the Ughelli North LGA of Delta State, murdered Mr Solomon Okumakube, in cold blood, after having ordered him to transfer all money from his bank account into the suspected assassin’s account.

But the transaction was allegedly later traced to a private account in one of the new generation banks while no arrest had yet to be effected by security operatives.

The Okumakube family, while speaking with journalists in Warri on Wednesday, through Mr Philip Okumakube, raised the alarm that the incident, which was earlier reported at the Agbarho Divisional Police Station and was later transferred to the office of the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ughelli Area Command, had yet to be acted upon.

“Till date, nothing has been heard of any suspect being arrested by the security agents,” he lamented.

He added, “The family is using this medium to call on the Delta State Police Commissioner, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5, Benin City, Edo State, the Inspector-General of Police and the Police Service Commission to wade into the issue immediately, so as to uncover the killer of (our) son.”

Okumakube maintained that with the transfer of money made by their late son, through the new generation bank to the suspected assassins, it was ought to be easy for the police to do their findings and bring the culprits to book.

He, however, expressed worry that the matter had been lingering since March 19 when the family reported the incident to the police.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer for Delta State Command, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident which he described as “that Agbarho matter.”

The PPRO said, “The Investigating Police Officer said he did not see the family of the deceased again after the first time they came.

“If they (the family) have any detail, let them go to Agbarho Police Station and speak to them (police), so that they can work with it.” (The PUNCH)

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