Assailants shot and killed the Chairman of the Community Development Committee (CDC) of Mgboshimini in Rivers state’s Obio/Akpor Local Government Area.
According to reports, the CDC Chairman, Chief Ndidi Livingstone, was assassinated in front of his church, the Peculiar Faith Ministries, in the Rumueme district of Port Harcourt, the state capital.
“I was in the house when I heard that my immediate younger brother, Ndidi Livingstone, had been shot dead at the gate of Peculiar Faith Ministries, his own church at Rumueme waterside,” said his elder brother, Godspower Livingstone.
He claimed that the late community chairman was shot in the head and stomach by intruders.
“My call is that police and other law enforcement agencies should try and see what they can do towards the death of my our brother. We need justice,” he said.
Confirming the incident, the police spokesperson in the state, Grace Iringe-Koko, said, “We are aware of the incident and we are trying to unravel the circumstances surrounding what transpired and to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book.
“No arrest has been made so far but the CP has put motion in top gear to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice.”