Pandemonium broke out in the Ogoni-Olomu community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, following the killing of Ward 4 Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the local government area, Mr. Paul Onomuakpokpo by suspected assassins last Wednesday night.
Mr. Onomuakpokpo died in his Toyota spider car from bullets of the assailants close to the palace of the Owhorode of the Olomu Kingdom in the Ogoni-Olomu community at about 7 pm of the said day.
An eye witness who doesn’t want his name in print told newsman that Mr. Paul Onomuakpokpo went to visit the councilor representing Ughelli South Local Government Area DESIEC Ward 7 (names withheld) whom he had supplied sand to for construction of a building at Ogoni-Olomu community.
The eye witness, who was in the car alongside two others at the time of the incident said after he finalised business with the said councilor, on his way back within 250 meters away from the councilor’s construction site they were blocked by the assailants who shot directly at the car burnet and the driver’s seat killing Mr. Onomuakpokpo on the spot.
“When they came down to see who they have killed with touch lights, one of the assailants exclaimed that it was a wrong person they shot before they hurriedly went back to their white car and zoomed off”, the source added.
The eye witness who is currently at the Otu-Jeremi Police Station alongside the two other eyewitnesses, revealed further that they were four persons including late Mr. Paul Onomuakpokpo in the Toyota Camry car at the time of the incident.
When contacted, Chairman of Ughelli South Local Government Council, Dr. Richard Kofi, condemned the act, describing it as a very sad loss. “Government is saddened by this occurrence and we will do everything possible to fish out killers of Mr. Paul Onomuakpokpo to enable them to face the law,” he said.
PDP Chairman, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Hon. Michael Oshetigho, also condemned the assassination of Mr. Paul Onomuakpokpo.
The party chairman described the assassination of Mr. Onomuakpokpo as shocking and called on the security agencies in the state to begin an investigation into the murder case in order to unravel his killers.
Confirming the incidence in a telephone interview, CP Hafiz Muhammed Inuwa said the Delta State Command of the Nigeria Police Force had begun investigation into the murder case with a view to arresting the criminals behind the sorrowful act.