Rivers ANPP Chairman killed

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt

Unidentified gunmen have killed the Chairman of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in Rivers State, Elder Julius Nwaofu at about 8pm in Port Harcourt.

It was gathered that Nwaofu was shot dead within the Obiri-Ikwerre axis of the East-West as he was coming into Port Harcourt from the airport today.

One of the sons of the deceased, Taleh Nwaofu, who confirmed the murder of his father , said the father was returning from a political meeting in Lagos when the incident occurred.

Taleh further said the late ANPP chieftain was being driven by his wife when the hoodlums opened fire on the vehicle, killing him while the wife was not hurt.

When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Mr. Benjamin Ugwuegbulem, said the killers drove off to an unknown destination after shooting and killing the politician at close range.Ugwuegbulem said men and officers of the command were working round the clock to ensure that the perpetrators of the heinous crime were apprehended.

Meanwhile, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Rivers State has called for a full scale investigation into the gruesome murder of the state Chairman of the ANPP, Elder Julius Nwaofu.In a statement made available to  in Port Harcourt, which was signed by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Jerry Needam, the ACN said it is only a full investigation that would dismiss the impression that there was on-going selective killing of opposition politicians.