Gunmen behead 2 brothers in Rivers

Two brothers from Rumuokparali Community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State have been beheaded.

The brothers, Ifeanyi and Emeka Wobo, were found headless around Elekahia Housing estate in the same LGA on Tuesday.

Mr Pamoses Omah, a youth leader in the community, told reporters that the two victims were of different mothers but the same father and that they were very close and always together.

Omah said the two young men had taken a taxi out of Rumuoparali on Monday only for people to find their decapitated bodies the next day.

He said the police recovered Ifeanyi’s wallet and identity card and used it to reach his next of kin.

Omah said, “They are two sons of one late Chief Oliver Wobo. There is serious wailing in Rumuokparali now because it is a strange incident. Nobody knows what happened, but their corpses were found around Elekahia Housing Estate. The police found the ID card ifeanyi and used it to trace the company where he acquired his pipeline welding skill. They obtained the phone number of his next of kin and called.”

He added, “Ifeanyi is a pipeline welder. The mother has been unconscious since after the news broke Tuesday evening.”

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Mr. Nnamdi Omoni, a deputy superintendent of police, said efforts were on to arrest the culprits.