An APC Chieftain in Rivers State, Franklin Obi was on Saturday night murdered by assassins at Omoku area of the state. His wife and 18 year old son, Bestman, were also killed.
New reports from the Nation says Franklin was beheaded by the men around 9pm on the tragic day.
The gunmen took away the head of Franklin. After shooting him dead, they severed his head and disappeared.
Some persons in the neighbourhood saw the masked gunmen before the murder, but failed to report to the police or raise the alarm.
A 16-year-old daughter of the deceased, Victory, who was in a room with his elder brother, Bestman, saw her dad beheaded through an opening.
Victory said after killing his parents, the gunmen came into the room and ordered them to leave the room. But she said the killers, annoyed by Bestman’s sluggishness, shot him dead at close range.
Photo: Victory being consoled by the police (Credit: Punch)
The killings took place at Omoku, headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government, hometown of the state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Felix Obuah.
In Omoku last month, 25 persons were killed, with many of them beheaded.
Until his murder at his home on Rutachi Street in Omoku, Obi was the APC’s chairman of Ward 4, the same ward with Obuah.
The Nation
