Ebikimi Okoringa, a Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson’s aide has been shot by gunmen suspected to be assassins.
The incident occurred at 10pm on Monday, Okoringa, who was recently inaugurated as a Special Adviser to Governor Dickson was shot in his hometown in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the state.
The Special adviser was shot dead coming down from his car shortly after returning home, the suspected assassins had laid in ambush near the house.
“They waited for him under the cover of darkness. Immediately he alighted from his car and walked towards his door, they released the first bullet,” stated an anonymous source
He said the killers made sure that their victim was dead before they left him and fled the area.
Though it has yet to be ascertained the motive behind the dastardly act, the incident was said to have jolted other cabinet members.
A spokesman for Bayelsa State Police Command, Asinim Butswat, could not be reached for his comments.
His mobile phone indicated that his line was unreachable.