Tension as Gunmen Kill Youth Leader, Kill Aide in Rivers
- Gunmen suspected to be cultists killed youth leader Ifeanyi Azuazu and his aide Chigozie Oluwu in Omoku, Rivers State
- Azuazu was abducted, behe@ded, and found in a forest, while Oluwu was shot in a failed rescue attempt
- The Rivers State Police Command confirmed the killings are cult-related and has launched an investigation into the tragic incident
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Omoku, Rivers State - Gunmen suspected to be cultists have killed a youth leader, Ifeanyi Azuazu, and his aide, Chigozie Oluwu, in Omoku, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Azuazu, who was the President of Omoku Youth Federation, was abducted and later behe@ded, with his headless body dumped in a forest.
It was gathered that the aide was shot and killed on the spot,
As reported by The Nation, gunmen numbering seven stormed a popular drinking joint along Ogolo Street, off Palace Road, on two vehicles.
The cultists pointed a gun at the youth leader and ordered him to enter one of the vehicles.
The gunmen shot the aide who tried to stop them from attacking his boss.
The aide served as the personal guard to the youth president.
The tragic incident has sent people running in different directions for safety.
The ONELGA Security and Planning Advisory Committee (OSPAC) spokesperson, Godnews Nkem, however, said Oluwu was shot dead at the youth president’s house.
He added that Azuazu’s lifeless body was found in the forest hours after his abduction by gunmen in Omuku on Friday afternoon, February 6, 2026.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Grace Iringe-Koko, said the killings were cult-related.
Iringe-Koko disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, had ordered an investigation into the incident.
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Source: Legit.ng
