By tunji adedeji
The entire Community of Umudagu Mbieri in Mbaitoli LGA Imo State was thrown into mourning recently when the news of the untimely death of one of their beloved sons late Mr. Chinedu Timothy Oguguo who was killed on 20th march 2015 by an unidentified gunmen suspected to be supporters of one of the rival political parties in Port Harcourt, River state rented the air.
The deceased whose body was laid to rest recently family compound, was one of the eight persons who were reportedly killed in separation attacks in Port Harcourt two Fridays ago when a group of unidentified gunmen unleashed mayhem on the city.
Trumpeta gathered that among those killed was a naval officer who tried to escape from the troubled area before he was also hit by a stray bullet.
A relation of the victim who was at the shootout scene told Trumpeta reporter that the shooting started on that fateful night. Adding that before late Oguguo met his untimely death both of them were hanging out in a bar when some men brandishing Ak-47 riffles showed up from the roundabout and starting shoting sporadically at everybody on sight.
According to him, ‘we both were there before I stepped out to exchange pleasantry with a friend.
My brother Timothy moved about 5 steps forward and all I could see was a black Jeep, Nissan Sunny and a Toyota Camery, the next thing I saw was that the driver slowed down and then they started shooting. Everybody present scampered for safety. I even thought it was a shootout between the Police and some armed robbers.
According to the source, ‘shortly after the gun shoot stopped while I took refuge behind the walls I found myself, my phone rang and I thought it was a call from my brother. It was just a call by the owner of the bar who informed me that my brother is dead. She said he was one of the victims who was hit by stray bullet. I rushed to the scene and saw my brother and over 6 bodies lying dead while several others sustained various degrees of bullet injures.
He said the incident has caused confusion in the city as residents who learnt about it stayed indoors following day.
