A man identified as Clifford Woko has accused OSPAC Members in Rumulomeni, Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State of brutalizing him with machete on Saturday last week which made him sustained serious injuries.
Mr Woko in an interview with our correspondent, narrated he got a call on that day from the Engineer at a building site in his care that some persons were at the site demanding for 'matching' ground levy, which is an illegal fee.
According to Mr Woko, when he came and met the OSPAC members led by their leader,comrade Kenneth Olumeni to know the reason for the levy as Rivers State government had stopped such payment they started beating him.
Mr Woko stated that he was forced into the OSPAC vehicle and taken to their office where he was tied, detained and tortured for hours with machete before his release.
He said the site Engineer out of fear paid fifty thousand naira yesterday for the release of some materials used on the site which was seized by OSPAC.
Mr Woko called for justice on the matter while alleging that his life was still in danger due to threat from OSPAC.
Meanwhile OSPAC leader Kenneth Olumeni who is also the Chief Security Officer of Rumuolumeni community denied collecting 'matching' ground fee.
He said the only fee OSPAC collects is security fee.
Mr Olumeni alleged that OSPAC members got information that Mr Clifford and his gang of notorious cultists forcefully collected one hundred and twenty thousand naira from a land developer in the Area.
He said on getting there, Mr Clifford and his members allegedly attacked OSPAC members who reiterated and mobilized back to the site and apprehended him.
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