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From Tony John, Port Harcourt
Gunmen suspected to be cultists have killed a young man identified as Chigozie Oluwu, and abducted the President of Omoku Youth Federation, Ifeanyi Azuazu, in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) of Rivers State. The incident occurred at a popular bar along Ogolo Street, off Palace Road in Omoku, headquarters of ONELGA on Thursday, at about 6:00 pm.
However, the beheaded body of the youth president was recovered in a forest in Elieta community on Friday afternoon.
It was gathered that the gunmen, numbering about seven, came in two vehicles and upon sighting the youth president, pointed gun at him and ordered him to enter the car.
According to sources, Oluwu, who was Azuazu’s personal aide, intervened and was shot dead by the gunmen, who succeeded in abducting the youth president and whisked him to an unknown destination.
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The incident resulted to pandemonium as passersby and residents scampered for safety while some business owners hurriedly closed their shops for the day.
Meanwhile, the ONELGA Security and Planning Advisory Committee (OSPAC), said they have recovered the beheaded body of the youth president in a forest in Elieta community on Friday afternoon. The Spokesperson for OSPAC in ONELGA, Godnews Nkem, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with a reporter.
Nkem said gunmen shot Oluwu dead at the youth president’s house, while the lifeless body of the president, Azuazu, was found in a forest on Friday by OSPAC hours after his abduction. He advised residents of Omoku to remain calm and allow the Police, Department of State Security (DSS) and other relevant security agencies to carry out their investigation with a view to arresting the culprits. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Grace Iringe-Koko, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), has confirmed to journalists in Port Harcourt, the killing of Oluwu and the abduction, beheading and recovering of the corpse of Ifeanyi Azuazu.
Iringe-Koko further said the killing was cult-related and the Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, has ordered a full-scale investigation into the incident with a view to apprehending perpetrators.
