Gunmen suspected of being cult members on Saturday shot useless a printer, recognized as George Sopruchi, at Abakiliki Road within the Mile 1 space of Diobu in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
It was gathered that the gunmen adopted their goal to Abakiliki, near Emenike Road, at round 8.30pm and shot him useless whereas he was speaking to somebody.
The incident occurred about 72 hours after a suspected cult member shot useless a person within the Nanka/Lumuber space of Diobu, sending chills down the spines of many residents within the space.
In line with an eyewitness, the gunmen took his motorbike and one in every of his cell phones. Because the attackers fled, onlookers rushed to the scene and rushed the sufferer to hospital. Sadly he had handed away.
The eyewitness, who wished to stay nameless, mentioned: “It was like what occurred three days in the past when some cult boys adopted a person to Nanka/Lumumba who was going to purchase noodles and shot him useless.
“What's taking place in Diobu is getting scary. Let the police take motion so that folks right here can sleep with their eyes closed.”
The state police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed final Thursday's killing at Nanka/Lumuber Road, had mentioned investigations had been underway to apprehend the fleeing perpetrators.
Efforts to hint the newest incident got here to nothing as she didn’t reply the calls our reporter despatched to her telephone.
She had additionally not responded to a textual content message despatched to her on the time of submitting this report.
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