New circumstances have emerged surrounding the killing of Captain Samson Amineshi (rtd), a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo state.
On August 27, 2015 Amineshi was reportedly shot dead by unknown gunmen along Igarra-Okpe road while he was returning from Igarra.
Although many believed that it was an armed robbery attack, fresh facts indicate that the APC chieftain might have been killed by suspected assassins.
PM News reports that Folorunsho Akerejola, the chairman of Akoko-Edo local government commented on the incident on Monday, September 1.
According to him, the killing of Amineshi was an assassination as none of his possessions was removed from him.
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He noted that security agencies were working on that theory, although no arrest has been made so far.
“Investigation is still going on. The initial information we got was that it was a case of robbery, but when investigation started, security agencies told us that if it was robbery, all his belongings were still with him; his money, his phones especially that his neck was turned, an indication that when they discovered that he didn’t give up after shooting him. They strangled him and turned his neck and ensured that he was dead. At that level, nobody can still be talking about robbery. They didn’t take anything from him, he had money on him, he had phones on him and nothing was taken from him.
“So the security agencies have to now begin investigation into a case of assassination and we are waiting for them to give us their report.
“The security agencies will give us the report and I am sure before the end of this week, they will tell us how far they have gone. We cannot say whether it is political, community related or business-wise for now. We cannot say what went wrong, but all we know is that, with the situation on ground, it is assassination,” Akerejola said.
Earlier this year, unknown gunmen assassinated Atoza Hidan, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, in Katsina Ala area of Benue state. In the attack launched on the settlement, 12 others were also shot dead by the gunmen.
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APC Chieftain’s Murder: New Circumstances Emerge
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