- Mrs. Victoria Mba has accused police in Calabar of beating and shooting her 22-year-old son, Moses, after he attempted to deliver a divine message to the governor.
- She said he was abandoned in a pool of blood, later underwent surgery, and died eight days later.
- Alleging threats and cover-up attempts, she demanded justice and lamented that neither the police nor the government has offered sympathy.
A grieving mother, Mrs. Victoria Mba, has accused police officers in Calabar of killing her 22-year-old son, Moses Onyekachi Mba, after he attempted to preach to the Cross River State governor.
Mrs. Mba, a businesswoman from Abia State, said her son was beaten and shot by security operatives on August 1, 2025, after approaching the State House to deliver a divine message.
“He explained that God gave him a vision and directed him to deliver His words. Instead of listening to him, they treated him as a threat, beat him, and shot him,” she recounted.
She alleged he was abandoned in blood for hours before Red Cross officials rushed him to Navy Hospital. “Shockingly, the authorities seemed more concerned about covering up than saving his life. Policemen were stationed around him as though he were a criminal,” she said.
Doctors demanded over ₦400,000 for surgery, but despite multiple transfusions, Moses slipped into a coma and died on August 9.
“They said my son was mad. This was the boy who wanted to study Business Administration. He never drank or smoked. All he wanted was to serve God,” she said tearfully.
Mrs. Mba further alleged interference and threats from government officials when the family refused police summons, leading them to petition the AIG Zone 6. “They killed my son and never sympathised with me. Instead, they want to label him insane and cover up the truth. I just want justice and the right to bury my child in peace,” she demanded.
She added that police insisted on an autopsy before burial, but weeks later, the case has stalled.
“He was a loving and peaceful boy who gave without thinking of himself. Everybody in our compound is feeling his absence,” she said.
“Not a single word of sympathy. Nobody has called me,” she lamented, as the family continues to seek justice.
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