An Ijaw youth leader, Enebraye Zuokemefa Peter who hails from Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa has been killed by unknown gunmen.
The lecturer at the Bayelsa College of Education was shot dead by the assailants on Friday, December 4, 2020 in Yenagoa.
Peter Timothy Igbifa, president of the Ijaw Youths Council, IYC, confirmed the incident describing Peter’s murder as barbaric, unacceptable and irresponsible.
Igbifa said the deceased was a firm believer in Ijaw cause, an apostle of peace and a scholar, who never deserved to die in such a violent manner.
He called on security agencies and the Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, to fish out the killers.
Igbifa said: “We are appealing to security agencies to immediately probe into the circumstances that led to this scholar, who until his painful death was an advocate of peace. We are also calling on the Bayelsa State Government to intervene and ensure that his killers are brought to justice.
“We will not accept anything other than the arrest and prosecution of these murderers. As IYC, we are ready to work with security agencies to apprehend these hoodlums as we pray God to give the deceased family the fortitude to bear this loss.”
