‘How vigilante man killed self with own gun in Rivers’

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt

A member of OSPAC, a popular vigilante group in Rivers simply identified as Elemchukwu died when his Dane gun accidentally discharged at Ubima Community,Ikwerre local Government area of the State last Thursday..

Vice Chairman of OSPAC in Ubima community, Amadi Goodluck disclosed this journalists while disputing speculations that member of the vigilante died during a shoot out with another member of the vigilante group.

The OSPAC Vice Chairman disclosed that he was in his office about 8am on Thursday morning when he received information that Elemchukwu has mistakenly shoot himself and he is dead.

Mr Goodluck explained that he went to the place and asked people in the vicinity what transpired and he was told that after the deceased bought some items from a shop, he (deceased victim) was about climbing his motorcycle when the head of his Dane gun fell on the ground and a bullet discharged from the gun which hit Elem on the head resulting to his death.

The OSPAC Vice Chairman dismissed insinuation that there was a shoot out between OSPAC members in the community.

It was gathered that the vigilante member has been buried.

At the time of filing this report the Acting Police Public Relations Officer of Rivers State Police command,DSP Grace Iringe Koko, was yet to respond to enquiries concerning the incident.

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