{"id":179397,"date":"2022-04-18T12:18:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T11:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=179397"},"modified":"2022-04-18T15:50:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T14:50:16","slug":"musician-killed-as-security-operatives-bandits-clash-in-imo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/musician-killed-as-security-operatives-bandits-clash-in-imo\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Nigeria has failed him&#8221;, Friends lament as Army reportedly kill musician during clash with bandits in Imo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>38-year-old musician, Roco Nnadiekwe, with the stage name Ja Rule, was shot dead during clash between bandits and security operatives in Orlu, Imo state.<\/p>\n<p>According to PUNCH, the Political Science graduate from Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, was supposed to shoot a video of his latest song (single) in Owerri, on Monday, before he was killed on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased was said to have returned to his hometown from Port Harcourt, Rivers state, last week.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with PUNCH, a popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/23\/2022-prophecies-top-footballer-musician-president-will-die-primate-ayodele\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">musician<\/a> in the state, Obinna Okoro, known as Acharaman, who confirmed the incident said \u201cRoco {Ja rule} is my brother and friend since our university days. His dreams was to be successful in life through his music. After our graduation, Roco went to Port Harcourt in search of his family\u2019s betterment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe returned to music three years ago and later we recorded a song which he featured me in his 1st single called \u201cONYE NA WAY YA\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast week Roco returned home from Port Harcourt and said he was going to shoot the video of that our song by tomorrow being Monday<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis afternoon the Nigerian army killed my homie Roco in his home town <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/18\/easter-turns-bloody-in-imo-as-unknown-gunmen-kill-one-destroy-property\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orlu<\/a>. Roco believes in Nigeria so much and today Nigeria has failed my friend. It\u2019s hard to believe this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another musician, Uche Ndum, popularly known as Tooblac, who is a friend of the victim said \u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/03\/19\/nigerian-army-kills-terrorists-rescues-30-in-borno\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nigerian army<\/a> has just killed my friend Roco two hours ago in Orlu. This is so disheartening. I lack words right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The state police spokesperson, Michael Abattam, had yet to comment on the murder incident as at the time of filling this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>38-year-old musician, Roco Nnadiekwe, with the stage name Ja Rule, was shot dead during clash between bandits and security operatives in Orlu, Imo state. 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