By Davies Iheamnachor and Mercy Oguji

There is tension in Omoku Town, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State following the murder of a member of a vigilante group in the area by unknown gunmen.

It was learned that some unidentified gunmen had, yesterday attacked some vigilante members who were on patrol in the area and killed one of the security operative, Mr. Nodi Nwachukwu Osam.

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It was gathered that the victim was killed at about 1:00am around Palace Road while on security duty.
A source who gave his name as Mr. Chukwu disclosed that the 27-year old Osam was the Provost Marshall to the commander of the vigilante group before his murder.

Chukwu narrated that the bandits opened fire at the vigilante boys who were on patrol in the area and killed Osam.

He said: “The vigilante men were on patrol when cultists, I don’t know their group, opened for on them.

“They killed one of the vigilante members. His name is Nodi Nwachukwu Osam. The other of his members escaped because the guns they had were not good enough to face the hoodlums.

“They killed him around Palace road. He was dressed on the vigilante uniform and wearing his identity card when he died.”