Four gunmen suspected to be assassins on Friday invaded the home of the National General Secretary of Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, Emmanuel Bristol Alagbariya, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, and killed one of his aides.

The gunmen scared the residents when they did not get their target.

The IYC secretary, who has been working on the upcoming Rivers State Ijaw Summit, in commemoration of the 58 years of the Henry Willinks minority commission and celebration of heroes for their contributions to the recognition of Niger Delta, was said to have convened a meeting of the summit’s organising committee at his home.

The committee’s members were waiting for him to join them when a bus, said to belong to him, drove into the compound. It was followed by the suspected assassins.

The gunmen were said to have laid siege outside Alagbariya’s compound.

They encircled the place, apparently thinking the IYC chief was in the bus.

But they soon discovered that their target was not around.

It was learnt that the gunmen went into the room where the committee members were waiting and ordered them to lie flat, when they did not find Alagbariya.



Out of frustration, one of the hoodlums shot and killed the IYC chief’s personal assistant.

Alagbariya has been a frontline youth leader campaigning for a better life for the Ijaw and Niger Delta youths.

The Rivers Ijaw Summit is expected to honour the late Chief Harold Dappa-Biriye, Major Jasper Isaac Adaka Boro, Dr. I. J. M. Fiberesima, Chief U. O. Ekeneokot and Chief P. J Warmate for their contributions to Niger Delta, Rivers State and Nigeria.

It is Alagbariya’s initiative to create awareness on how to address the predicament of youths of Rivers State.

Several people have expressed shock at the killers’ action.

Security has been tightened around the IYC chief.

The summit is expected to hold on June 26 at the prestigious Hotel Presidential’s Atlantic Hall.

Efforts to speak with police spokesman Muhammad Kidaya Ahmad, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP), and Alagbariya, were unsuccessful last night.

Source:The Nation

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RIP

They knw themselves .killing/destruction is their hobby .RIP

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See oooh.
Wasted life for nothing.
Rest in peace

Highly unfortunate event.

The Niger Delta region should give this country some atmosphere of relief from bloodshed.

I proclaim anybody reading this shall neva be falled by bullet or accident Amen!

#WikeNowThatYouAreThere... RIP to the dead.

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RIP to d deceased.

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