Gunmen, on Friday, stormed the residence
of the National General Secretary of the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide,
Mr. Bristol Alagbariya, and killed one of his aides.
It was gathered that the gunmen,
suspected to be assassins, had shot and killed Alagbariya’s personal
assistant, simply identified as Silver, after realising that their
target, the IYC general secretary, could not be found.
The incident, which took place along Ada
George, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, scared passersby
and other occupants of the building.
A source told Southern City News that Silver was later found in a pool of his blood few minutes after the gunmen left.
The
source said, “Hired assassins with AK 47 numbering about four, on
Friday invaded the residence of the National General Secretary of Ijaw
Youths Council Worldwide, Engr. Emmanuel Bristol Alagbariya, brutally
murdered one of his personal assistants in cold blood and scaring the
life out of everyone they met after realizing that the target man was
not around.
“The IYC general secretary, who has been
fully engrossed in preparation for an upcoming Rivers Ijaw Summit in
commemoration of the 58th year of the Henry Willink’s Minority
Commission and celebration of some revered heroes for their selfless
contributions towards the recognition of Niger Delta, was said to have
convened a meeting of the Rivers Ijaw summit organising committee at his
residence.
“While committee members were waiting
for him to join them, a bus belonging to the National Secretary drove
into the compound and was swiftly followed by the assassins who were all
along laying siege outside his compound.”
HJe added, “They surrounded everyone
believing that the national secretary was in the bus, but to their
disappointment, their target was nowhere to be found. In that
frustration, they proceeded to the room where the committee members were
about to meet and ordered everyone to lie flat.
“It was at this moment that one of the
gun crazy assailants, for unverifiable reason, decided to shoot and kill
the personal assistant to Alagbariya,” the source added.
A statement sent to Southern City News
via electronic mail, disclosed that security had been beefed up around
Alagbariya while the Rivers Ijaw Summit would still hold as planned in
Port Harcourt.
Speaking on the incident, the state
Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ahmad Mohammad, said investigation
began immediately the report of the killing of Alagbariya’s aide reached
the command.
Mohammad assured that the police would apprehend those behind the dastardly act and bring them to justice.
Source- Punch
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