Family Cries Out Over Killing Of Bread Winner

The Woha family in Igwuruta has cried out over the killing of their brother, Mr Paul Woha by unknown assailants last year, saying that his demise has thrown the family into more challenges and difficulties.
Late Mr Paul Woha, father of three was allegedly shot and killed at his residence at No 16 Igwuruta Airport Road, in lkwerre Local Government Areas of Rivers State by unknown killers and hailed from Ogbakiri in Emohua local government area of the state.
Speaking to the tide crime The Tide, one of the deceased siblings, Mrs Loveth Samuel said the death of their brother has brought a devastating condition to the family, saying that the family has been passing through serious hardship.
She alleged that on the 19th of September at 9:30pm some unknown thugs or assailants invaded their brothers’ house on that fateful day, attacked and Shot him in the presence of his wife and children.
According to her, he was later confirmed dead late at night by 12:30am at a hospital where he was rushed to after the doctors linked the death to losing of too much blood from the gunshots and machete cuts, adding that the assailants later set his entire apartment ablaze and burnt it down two days later after his death.
“Later, we were told that they came back for his wife and children but didn’t find anyone at home, so they decided to burn down his house. This made the wife to run away with the children.
“Until today, nobody knows where the family ran to and this has also caused more injuries to the family.
Even no arrest has so far been made on those who killed my brother and bread winner of the family”
“The police medical report from the Old GRA Police division confirmed that my brother died of the injuries he sustained from gunshot,” she stated.
She appealed to wel-spirited individuals and organisations to come to their aid and assist them to enable them take care of the family as their living condition at the moment was challenging.

By: Amadi Akujobi