- Police: We are aware but no detail
Unidentified
gunmen on Monday night killed a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress
(APC), Mr. Boris Neenwi in Yeghe Community, Gokana Local Government
Area of
Rivers State.
The
deceased, Neenwi, a former councilor who
represented Yeghe community at the Gokana Legislative Assembly under APC.
A source in
the area who pleaded anonymity told The Nation that three persons, including a
young lady whose names could not be ascertained also lost their lives in the
incident.
He said before
the incident, killing erupted again in Ogoniland after serious cult supremacy
battle between two rival cult groups in the area, adding that four people
feared dead.
He noted that
Neenwi was shot dead around Nonwa community in Tai local government area.
Neenwi,
according to our source was said to be standing at a junction in Nonwa waiting
for a vehicle to return to Port Harcourt about 8pm last night when fully armed
bandits stop their car in front of him and opened fire.
He also hinted
that Neenwi had just returned from a law programme in Maiduguri and had
allegedly complained of threat from an opposition party in the state over his
post on the social media.
When
contacted, the Public Relations Officer of River State Police Command, DSP
Nnamdi Omoni said the police was aware of the killings.Omoni who noted that the
police do not have much detail said, “Your colleagues have also called me. I
don’t have the detail of what happened now. I will respond fully when I get
details.”
Omoni who
noted that the police do not have much detail said, “Your colleagues have also
called me. I don’t have the detail of what happened now. I will respond fully
when I get details.”
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