Gunmen believed to be affiliated with a cult group fatally shot George Sopruchi, a printer, on Saturday in the Mile 1 area of Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The assailants followed Sopruchi to Abakiliki Street around 8:30 pm and opened fire while he was engaged in conversation.
This incident occurred just three days after another suspected cult-related shooting claimed the life of a man in the Nanka/Lumuber area of Diobu.
An eyewitness reported that in addition to taking Sopruchi's life, the gunmen also stole his motorcycle and one of his mobile phones.
The eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “It was just like what happened three days ago when some cult boys trailed a man to Nanka/Lumumba who went to buy noodles and shot him dead.
“What is happening in Diobu is becoming scary. Let the police be up and doing so that people can sleep with their two eyes closed here.”
According to PUNCH, the spokesperson for the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed last Thursday’s killing at Nanka/Lumuber Street, had said investigation was ongoing to apprehend the fleeing culprits.
Efforts to reach the state police image maker on the latest incident proved abortive, as she did not answer calls put across to her mobile by our reporter.
She had yet to reply to a test message sent to her mobile as of the time of filing this report on Sunday afternoon.
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