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Gunmen have shot and killed a motorcyclist at Ogbaku market on Owerri- Onitsha Road in Owerri, Imo State on Tuesday.
It was gathered that the gunmen came in a sienna vehicle from Oguta Road.
On reaching the market, one of the sources who doesn’t want to be mentioned said that the gunmen identified their target and ordered him to enter their vehicle but he refused.
The source said, “The man they killed is an Okada rider. They came in a sienna vehicle from Oguta Road. On reaching the market, they identified the Okada man called Chima and ordered him to join them in their vehicle.
“The Okada man refused. They told him three times, but he insisted. They got infuriated and shot him three times, and he died on the spot before they drove off. They also shot in the air while zooming off.”
The Secretary General of Ogbaku Youth Association, Justice Nwafor, who confirmed the killing . He said that the remains of the victims had been evacuated from the scene.
He also said that the youth body had reported the incident to the Ogbaku Divisional police headquarters and that the deceased’s motorcycle had been taken to the police station.
Imo police spokesperson, Mike Abattam is yet to respond to any enquiry concerning the incident.
