A serving member of the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, Ekene Uwaoma Martins was on Monday killed by some unknown gunmen in Owerri, the Imo State capital.

The 23-year-old was shot dead around 8.30pm at Ama-wire Junction, while he was returning to his residence, alongside a friend, MacDonald.

Ekene a 2016 graduate of History and International Studies from the Imo State University, Owerri, was serving at Ogun state for his one year National Youths Service Corps programme.

It was learnt that four men bearing arms waylaid Ekene and his friend MacDonald, demanding for mobile phones.

On his refusal to release his phones, gunmen shot Ekene on his chest and ran away.

He was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, where he was confirmed dead.

Ekene was said to have come to the state to visit his mother, Mrs. Mary Uwaoma, when he was murdered.

The state Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, confirming the incident said investigations were ongoing and that the culprits will be apprehended soon and charged to court.

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Chai...alo owerri murumn

Ganudo nwanna

RIP

Bet wy?

OMG! bet y na? rip to the dude, God console the family

All these people forming hard men why not give them the phone afterall he would have still lived to buy another one.. What a waste... R.I.P

Owerri again...... rip

Refusing to do the bidding of gunmen esp. when u don't have an alternative plan is plain stupidity!
Nevertheless what will be will be!
Rip Corper. May ur killers never find peace.. Ever!

I remembered the day some guys stopped me and asked for my phone @ douglas,dat was 2014, I just kuku gave them. When dis life be vanity upon vanity.
They took my phone ,God blesses with new one.
All these people that kill their fellow being,they don't even know the consequence after they die.

Commandment 5
Thou shall not KILL

But why did he refused to give the armed men his phone, how much is a phone compared to life?

Stupidity to the core! Wht is phone? I ws waylaid by some criminals around 2014 too jst close to my house and demanded my phone, i gave them my 2 mobile phones and even gave them my wallet that they didnt even request , that ws around 11pm. Today i have made some millions, and used countless number of sophisticated phones and tablets.
He is plain stupid