21st of October, 2026

6 Igbos. One family. Wiped out in one night in Oyo State. For N200,000 and a motorcycle.

This is not a normal crime story. This is a pattern.

According to the Oyo State Police Command report on October 6th, three suspects – Hammed Akinbami, Akinbami Ojo and Padonu Edward – all from Oloba Village, Lagelu LGA, invaded the home of Mr. Ifeanyi Chukwu, his wife and their four children on September 22nd.

They robbed them of N200k, a Boxer motorcycle, chainsaw and spraying machine. Then they executed them.

The husband was shot dead. The wife was hit on the head with a club until she died. And the most heartbreaking part – they tied two of the children, innocent children, by their hands and legs and threw them alive into a river. The other two children and their parents’ bodies were also dumped in the same river.

As we speak, only the wife’s body has been recovered. The bodies of Ifeanyi, and his four children are still inside that river.

Now let me ask, why is it always Igbo families?

An Igbo man leaves his land, goes to Oyo State to hustle, buys a small motorcycle, buys work machines to feed his wife and four kids. He lives peacefully among Yorubas in Oloba Village. His neighbours, people who know him, who see his children every day, plan his death because they envy his little progress.

N200,000. That is the value they placed on 6 Igbo lives. N200k that will finish in two weeks.

This is the same story we heard in 2023, 2024, 2025. Igbo traders killed in their shops, Igbo families attacked in their homes outside Igbo land. But when an Igbo man defends himself, they call him tribalist.

If a Yoruba family was killed like this in Anambra or Abia, by now the whole Nigerian internet would be on fire. But because it’s an Igbo family of six in Oyo, everyone is silent. Just “three suspects arrested.” No outrage.

Oyo State Government and Oyo Police must ensure justice here. Not audio justice. These suspects must not be released after two months to go and kill another Igbo family. This must be charged as murder, armed robbery and capital offence. The Oyo State Governor must speak.

To my Igbo brothers living in Oyo, Lagelu, Ibadan – be careful. Know your neighbours. Install CCTV. This Oloba Village killing shows that envy is real. Your progress is watched.

May the soul of Ifeanyi Chukwu, his wife and their four innocent children rest in peace. They came to Oyo to hustle, they ended inside a river.

This is too much. If you are Igbo and this pain touches you, share this. Let the world see what happened to this family.

What punishment do you want for these killers? Drop in comments.

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