UMUAHIA— EHUME Omaegwu Autonomous community and Nzeadibe family of Abia State have accused the Attorney General of the state and other officials of the Ministry of Justice of frustrating effort by the police to charge 84-year-old Chief Chikara Ugorji for murder at the Abia State High Court.

Ugorji was initially charged for manslaughter but was later accused of murder by the police who said they had more information on the matter.

But four months after the matter began, the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, was said not to have filed any information on the matter,  which prompted the community and the family of Nzeadibe.

Worried by the delay, the community and the family through their lawyer, Eze Ihekereonye, wrote to the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Abia State, accusing him and the retired DPP, of frustrating effort of the police to charge the accused for murder.

In the letter which was copied to Abia State governor, Attorney General of the Federation, the IGP, Speaker, Abia House of Assembly, among others, the community and family said “it is worrisome to remember that notwithstanding the swiftness the Abia State policemen sent the case file to the DPP, in compliance with the orders of the Magistrate Court, the Attorney-General and the Commissioner for Justice Abia State and his subordinate, DPP, have refused to file any information against Chikara Ugorjio without any reason other than to create a technical outlet in law for the accused person to escape trial under the rule of law.

“The concerned people of Omaegwu are still mourning and the spirit of the deceased is still begging the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Abia State to appease him by filling information against Chikara Ugorji tp face murder charge. Sir, this is not a political case but pure murder in cold blood.”

They called for the intervention of the governor and Attorney-General of the Federation in the matter.