Pandemonium in Bayelsa As Gunmen Kill 18-Year-Old Boy In Front Of APC Chieftain's House

There was pandemonium on Monday in OMPADEC area in the Amarata suburb of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, following the killing of an 18-year- old by gunmen suspected to be cultist.

The incident occurred in front of the house of a chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC.

Some residents expressed the believes that the murder might be politically motivated while others claimed that the killing of the youth was as a result of violence between two notorious cult groups in the state.

A witness, who spoke on condition of anonymity said the deceased was pursued by his assailants, who caught up with him in front of the residence of the APC chieftain.
He said the gunmen, who were four in number inflicted several machete cuts on him before he was shot dead.

According to him, the victim's name is yet to be ascertained because he was not a resident, but was only pursued to the area.

The incident left residents and shop owners scampering for safety.

The APC chieftain was not at home when the incident occurred, but he was swiftly informed about it.
 
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