Dele Ogunyemi, WarriThe immediate past Chairman of Ugbori community in the Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, Godwin Metie, has been shot dead by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. PUNCH Metro gathered that the gunmen perpetrated the act around 9pm on Monday at Merogun, a volatile area of the Warri metropolis. In a similar development, a bricklayer, identified only as Uruese, has been murdered by gunmen suspected to be cultists. The deceased, who lived around a street close to the council’s secretariat, was reportedly shot through the window of his room while asleep. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, said she was not aware of the alleged killing of the former Ugbori community chairman.

Source: Punch January 26, 2021 23:48 UTC