Spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe Koko
Killing of ex-students leader unconnected to Rivers LG crisis – Police
The Police command in Rivers says the killing of a former student leader, Mr Endwell Ejindu is not connected to the ongoing clashes by political factions in the state.
The Spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, told Newsmen in Port Harcourt on Wednesday that Ejindu was killed by cultists.
”Ejindu was attacked and killed in the late hours of Tuesday by gunmen suspected to be cultists.
”The murder of the victim is unrelated to the current political crises in Rivers state,” she said.
NAN reported that the former Student Union President of Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Port Harcourt, was killed along Ula-Upata Road, Ahoada East.
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Initial reports suggest that the killing was due to clashes between rival political factions vying for control of the 23 local council offices in the state.
An eyewitness, who identified himself as Samson, told reporters that Ejindu was murdered in cold blood by a group supporting a prominent politician in Ahoada.
He stated that the incident occurred shortly after the victim left the Ahoada-East council secretariat, where he had joined other youths in protesting the tenure extension of the outgoing council chairman.
“Ejindu boarded a motorcycle at about 7.00p.m. on Tuesday, and was later ambushed by three gunmen along Ula-Upata Road.
“The gunmen opened fire on him, and he was killed instantly while the motorcyclist sustained gunshot wounds,” he said.
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