A man simply identified as Mr Joseph was
yesterday assassinated by yet unknown gunmen. He was said to have been
trailed to the Psychiatric Hospital Road, Rumuola, Port Harcourt, Rivers
State capital, where he was shot dead.
It was gathered that the assassins were
on the victim’s trail from Aba Road to where he was killed at Rumuola.
He drove himself in his Toyota Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV).
When The Nation visited the scene of the
incident, residents were still in shock, wondering what the victim
could have done to warrant his gruesome killing.
An eyewitness, Chibueze Kosidi, said:
“The four gunmen came with a Toyota Camry car. When the victim noticed
them, he tried to speed off, but the traffic snarl along the Psychiatric
Hospital Road trapped him. He tried to escape, but the available space
was too narrow for fast turning.
“When the gunmen noticed that he could
not go anywhere, they came down from their vehicle and ordered him to
step out. He refused their order; that was why they shot him twice in
his head before destroying a side of his vehicle to confirm if he was
dead.
“The gunmen immediately took off, as
they shot into the air to scare people away. Nobody could go near the
vehicle until one lady came and rushed him to an unknown hospital where
he was latter confirmed dead.”
A source said the victim was pleading
with them and shouting for help inside his car in Ikwerre dialect,
adding that he might be an Ikwerre indigene.
Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO)
Mrs Angela Agabe, confirmed the incident. She, however, said: “The
matter is still under investigation, but the deceased was not a business
man. He was an Army Captain.”
The Army Public Relations Officer, Maj.
Michael Etete said he was yet to confirm the incident and pleaded to
call back as soon as he got the detail of the issue, but he never called
until the press time.
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Only God can protect us.....this gruesome killing is terrible....
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