Residents of Choba, a community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers state are now living in apprehension following the murder of a generator repairer by unknown gunmen.
The ensuing apprehension prevented residents from opening their shops the following day.
An eyewitness, who spoke with Southern City News on condition of anonymity, said, “‘Mechanic’ was attacked inside his house very late in the night. The hoodlums shot and killed him; they cut off his head and genitals before throwing them (genitals) on the street.
“The criminals also shot at the man’s girlfriend, but she luckily survived. I think some people called the police; it was when the police came that they rescued the girl and took her to the hospital.
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“The police also took the man’s body and the severed head and genitals away with them.”
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Nnamdi Omoni, added that a man standing by his Toyota Sienna car was also killed.
Omoni said, “I can confirm the incident; the man that was killed by gunmen was from Ogoja. Apart from that, the gunmen also shot a man standing beside his Toyota Sienna car.
“The man bled to death. The wife of the man (generator repairer) was injured and was rushed to the hospital, where she is receiving treatment. All together, two persons were killed and one person was injured by the gunmen.”
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