25 June 2017
NYSC MEMBER, SAMUEL, KILLED BY ROBBERS IN YENOGOA
A corp member named Samuel Collins, a graduate of engineering from the University of Benin, aged 30, was shot dead by some gunmen who are suspected to be hoodlums on saturday evening at Melford okilo Road , INEC/Kpansia area of Yenagoa metropolis.
He was accosted by these hoodlums at INEC Road Junction on his way to the Nigerian Content Development and Management Board's office on Isaac Boro expressway. According to eyewitnesses, Samuel was gunned down, on his head, when he tried to drag his phones and valuables with his assailants.
The hoodlums fled the scene along with Samuel's phone, money and other valuables. According to an eyewitness, the shot on his head led to a massive loss of blood and after some minutes of struggles, he gave up. His body have been removed and deposited at the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa.
The Police Public Relations Officer at the Bayelsa Command, Mr Asinim Butswat, on Sunday said preliminary investigation showed that the killing was cult related, meanwhile Samuel was described by his friends as an easy-going and brilliant young man .The PRO further added that detailed investigation was ongoing to expose those behind the crime and bring them to justice.
SOURCE : THE PUNCH
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