RIVERS, Nigeria — A man known as Kinikanwo Ojindah, popularly called Agala, was fatally shot on Sunday, May 28, 2023, by unidentified gunmen in Ogbakiri community, Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State.
The incident occurred on Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Ojindah’s apartment. The perpetrators reportedly introduced themselves as representatives of the “government” before opening fire.
Ojindah, a native of Rumuokani village within Ogbakiri community, was previously employed as a security worker for Tantita Pipeline Surveillance Company.
Godspower Kamalu, Secretary to the Rumuokani Council of Chiefs, and Ezebunwo Ike, youth president, expressed their grief in an interview with the press.
They remembered Ojindah as a peaceful individual and urged authorities at all levels to bring his killers to justice. Both leaders emphasized the need for enhanced security measures to protect lives and property in the area.
“We want the government to come to our aid. We don’t know if the people that killed him will come back to the community,” Kamalu said.
Gift Kinikanwo-Ojindah, the deceased’s wife, lamented the loss, stating that her husband’s untimely death would bring hardship to their family.
The Emohua LGA has been plagued with a high frequency of killings and kidnappings since the general election. The LGA Chairman, Chidi Llyod, previously declared a notorious cultist in the area wanted and offered a N1,000,000 bounty for information leading to his arrest.
