Community head killed in Edo

A community head was killed at the weekend by unknown gunmen. Mr John Asemota, 66, was killed on Saturday night, at Ugbowo in Benin, Edo State.

Asemota was the Odionwere (clan head) of Power- Line community at Ugbowo. The assailants, about seven, were said to have swooped on their victim about 9:30pm at his home and shot him in the head and the back.
The son of the deceased, Mr Osemudiamen Asemota, disclosed that three of his father’s tenants were also shot.
He said his father died on the spot while the tenants were rushed to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) for treatment. Osemudiamen alleged that his father was killed over unspecified community issue. He added that the incident had been reported at the Ogbowo Divisional Police headquarters in Benin.