Unidentified gunmen have shot and killed the Vice Chairman of the Obelle Council of Chiefs in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The incident occurred on Saturday during a meeting of local chiefs at Omuwoka village in Obelle community.
Confirming the incident on Sunday, the victim’s son, Joseph Eze Dabiri, said: “I heard that a guy came with a gun while my father was in a meeting at Omuwoka village in Obelle, shot at him twice and fled.”
Dabiri added that the matter had been reported to the Rumuji Police Division and called on security authorities to ensure justice is served.
Eyewitnesses said the meeting was disrupted when suspected members of the Iceland cult group, allegedly led by a notorious figure known as Cairo, stormed the venue on motorbikes and opened fire.
