AIT @8pm news just confirmed the arrest of Mr Gracious David West. They reported that he confessed to have killed 5 girls in Rivers State and 7 in Owerri due to hypnosis from his village people.
Serial Killer Menace:Rivers State House of Assembly Swings into Action
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The Rivers state House of Assembly has condemned the serial killing recently going on in Port Harcourt
The house also resolved to set up an Ad-hoc committee that to liaise with relevant agencies to appraise the extent to which the crime is being combated.
This followed a motion jointly sponsored by the lawmakers representing Emohua state constituency Hon Sam Ogeh and Okrika state constituency Hon Linda Stewart at plenary today.
The motion apart from condemning the killings also urged the house to summon relevant bodies such as the hotel owners to answer questions on the menace
The motion read in part’s ‘ that if nothing is done to check and scrutinize the security architecture of hotels in the state, the ugly trend may likely plunge the state another circle of new security challenge, thereby undermining the efforts and gains already made by the state government in the fight against insecurity’
Lawmakers including Hon Evans Bipi, Hon Michael Chinda, Hon Anslem Oguguo Hon Okpokiri Nwanaka and Hon Solomon Sokolo during debate on the motion lauded the sponsors and joined in condemning the killings
Speaker Ikuinyi Owajii Ibani while ruling on the motion announced the setting up of a 3 man committee to liaise with relevant agencies including the police and hotel owners and report back to the house to enable the house appraise the progress made by the agencies in tackling the menace
When put into vote, 20 lawmakers present voted in favor of the motion
The Ad-hoc committee members inclu
de Hon Kelechi Nworgu as chairman, Hon Solomon Sokolo and Hon Michael Chinda as members
