From Blessing Okorite, Port Harcourt
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party in Rivers State has been assassinated by unknown gunmen.
The victim, Nwozuruaka Anele was killed in front of his family members early hours of Saturday at his apartment in Alakahia community in Obio/Akpor Local Government of Rivers State.
Anele, until his untimely death, was the chairman of PDP and a youth leader in Alakahia, his ommunity.
Wife of the deceased, Orlumati Nwozuruaka, lamented that her husband was murdered by the assassin’s despite several plea by her children to spear his life.
She said the killers of her husband forced her to lie and face down to avoid identification, before assassinating him about 2am Saturday.
She narrated: “We were sleeping when we noticed some noise at our main door. I woke up. I did not know that my husband had also noticed it and woke up and ran to bathroom.
“Immediately, his killers, who were many in number, forced their way in and asked my husband of his ATM card and he told them that it was inside the car outside. He requested that they follow him to the car, but they said no need.
“They dragged him to the parlour, I and my children were pleading; my little daughter pleaded, ‘brother, please leave my father alone; there, they shot him dead. All I could hear from my husband is, mother, I’m gone”, she lamented.
The immediate elder brother of the victim, Jeffrey Omejuriowhor-Amadi, said his brother was killed because of his stance for justice and fairness.
He called on the government and security agencies to unravel the perpetrators of the dastardly act.
“We just wake up to see the lifeless body of my younger, who did not have problem with anyone. He was not a cultist, not a rapist and not also a criminal. We are all surprised, he only stood against injustice
“Security operatives and government must do everything possible to arrest the killers of my brother and bring to an end the incessant killings in this part of the state”.
Similarly, a young man identified as Anebo Amadi, who was a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rumuekini community in Obio/Akpor LGA has been murdered by unknown gunmen.
The assailants ambushed him at his family house and shot him dead.
It was gathered that men of the Inspector General of Police Monitoring Team have visited the scene of the incident at Alakahia.
However, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Nnamdi Omoni who confirmed the incident said investigation is on to arrested the killers.