Asari-Toru Caretaker LG Chairman, Soboma Jackrick and Governor Wike during an event
Speaking with a Punch correspondent on Thursday, the Caretaker
Committee Chairman of Asari-Toru LGA in Rivers state, Chief Soboma
Jackrick, has confirmed that his personal aide was shot dead by unknown
gunmen in Buguma, the headquarters of the LGA in the wee hours of
Thursday.
The victim who is identified as Godknows a.k.a Babadiba, was said
to have been shot several times by his assailants, living him with no
chance of survival inside his residence by the group of gunmen, who
stormed the area around 1:00am.
The Caretaker Chairman who spoke through his lawyer, Tubotamuno
Dick, disclosed that Godknows was appointed as his Special Adviser on
Business Development, adding that the victim was not a politician.
He recalled that the victim was recently threatened by a group of
people, who accused him of being an informant to security operatives on
the criminal activities in the area.
The deceased who was also selling drinks in retail and wholesale,
was said to have been found dead at daybreak, a development that cause
anxiety within the area.
"He was appointed the Special Assistant to the council chairman
on Business Development. He is always at home. He was recently
threatened by some persons, who said he was giving information to
security operatives," Jackrich added.
He however disclosed that the police had been informed about the
killing of Godknows, adding that a group of security operatives came to
Buguma on Thursday morning and took the victim’s remains to the
mortuary.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmad Mohammad, when
contacted, said he had not been briefed about the incident in Buguma.
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