Thursday, July 4, 2024 -Unknown assailants have killed a community leader of Obodougwa-Ogume in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, Comrade Anselm Oyibo.
It was gathered that Oyibo, a former
Community Development Committee Chairman of the community was macheted to death
and set ablaze along with his motorcycle.
His charred remains were found alongside
his motorcycle at Obodougwa Ogume Junction along Kwale-Obiaruku Road on
Wednesday, July 3, 2024.
According to Punch, the deceased left his
Kwale residence at about 11.30 pm on Sunday after he received a phone call and
never returned home.
“The deceased suddenly woke up from his bed just before
midnight and said he was going out. He started his motorcycle, brought out his
phone and started answering a call. He was married to two wives, so it was felt
that he was going to his second wife’s place. The next morning, he didn’t
return, so his second wife was called and she said he didn’t spend the night at
her place,” a source told the publication
"His phone was called, it rang for
some time and after a while, it was no longer connecting. Later, information
came that someone was killed in our junction and was burnt with his motorcycle.
“It was later confirmed that he was the
person. He was killed with machetes and set ablaze. His corpse has been taken
to the mortuary."
The spokesperson of the State Police
Command, SP Bright Edafe confirmed the killing.
“Yes, efforts are ongoing to unravel the
circumstances that led to his death,” he said.
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