Gunmen kill two brothers in Rivers state

Three persons have been shot dead by unknown gunmen and one other sustained bullet wounds at Ipoo community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.

DAILY POST correspondent gathered that Ogechi Amesi and his brother, Chinumezi Amesi who are from Ibaa community in Emohua were shot at a shop in Ipoo community alongside an indigene of area.

A close relative of the victims who identified himself as, Iheanyi Njoku, said that suspected cultists stormed a barber’s shop owned by the two brothers and opened fire and killed three with one sustaining bullet wounds.

Iheanyi Njoku also disclosed that arrests have been made by security operatives who responded to distress call by indigenes of the community in connection to the killing.

A senior police officer attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad who also confirmed the attack said the operatives have been put on alert and have moved in to restore normalcy even as the remains of two of the victims have been deposited at a mortuary.

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