By Favour Oyinade
Actor Osita Iheme’s brother, Prince Iheme, has been killed by gunmen during a sit-at-home in Imo state.
He was gunned down on Friday, December 9, 2022 when the residents were forced to have a five-day sit-at-home order in some parts of Owerri, Mbaitoli and environs in Imo state.
The gunmen killed a policeman, Iheme, an elder and injured the Commissioner for Solid Minerals, Martin Eke.
Reports stated that the gunmen who were in Trundra operational vehicles, shot sporadically in the air and the people around hid for safety leading to many injured. Many passersby were shot at including policemen.
A source said, “They just killed a policemen now. They opened fire on them and were shouting there is sit at home. We have asked you to go home. Stay in doors.”
Another witness said, “I just escaped death by a whiskers now. They stopped before us and asked us to go home. They didn’t shoot at us, maybe because I was in the midst of some elderly women.”
It was also gathered that the fleeing gunmen also shot repeatedly at Nkwo-Orji market before taking off towards the Okigwe Road.
At Ubomri in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area, the gunmen attacked the convoy of the All Progressives Congress candidate for Mbaitoli/ Ikeduru Federal Constituency, Akarachi Amadi.
Eke was matcheted and rushed to the hospital while Prince Iheme was killed on the spot with gun wounds.
Witness said, “Prince Iheme was riding in the same vehicle with the commissioner for solid minerals, Martin Eke. Prince Iheme who is Pawpaw’s elder brother was killed on the spot.
“The commissioner who was sworn in two weeks ago was cut badly. He has just been rushed to a hospital. They were driving in a Ford vehicle. I pray he makes it.”
