The Chairman Bayelsa state butchers association , Mr. Chibuzor Nwachukwu, was ambushed and killed with a single bullet that shattered his brain, killing him instantly.
Mr. Chibuzor, the chairman of the popular swali market branch of the association was said to be returning home at about 8pm Sunday night when he ran into his killers who laid ambush in front of his house.
Chibuzor, 42 years old who hails from Nkanu Community in Enugu state was married with four children before he was killed along Ogilo Street, a suburb of Yenagoa that is famous for cult related violence and killings.
Residents who spoke to journalists said he had gotten to the door of his apartment when he was killed in an execution like-style, raising suspicion that it wasn’t a robbery attack.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa state Command, Asinim Butswat, the Police have visited the scene of crime and investigation has commenced.
Butswat said, “On September 25, 2019, at about 20:00 hours, unknown gunmen shot and killed one Chibuzor Nwachukwu ‘m’ 42 years, at Ogilo Street, Yenagoa.”
