A lecturer at the Rivers State owned
Ignatius Ajuru University of Education,
Dr. Ebirien Fubara and his son, have
been killed by unknown gunmen in the
state. Dr. Fubara was on secondment to
the Rivers State Electoral Commission,
RSIEC.

This is as the lecturer’s wife brother,
Okwudiri, who was in the house
when the hoodlums struck, is said to
be in critical condition as at the time
of filing the report.
The incident occurred at about 2a.m,
at their residence along Peter Odili
Road, Port Harcourt.
So far, the cause of the killings has
not be ascertained. According to
Mirror, source close to the bereaved
family said the hoodlums used
hammer, iron and rod to attack the
victims.
The source who did not want his
name in print, said the late Fubara’s
son died instantly, while Fabura and
Okwudili were rushed to the
Braithwaite Memorial Specialist
Hospital, BMSH.
Fubara was said to have passed on
shortly and his corpse deposited at
the Military Hospital in PH.
Meanwhile, the Ignatius Ajuru
University of Education community
has condemned the gruesome murder
of Fubara and his son, and called on
security agencies to investigate the
killing.
Registrar of the School, Ikem Adiele,
who confirmed the incident to
newsmen appealed to security
agencies to fish out the killers’ and
ensure they face justice.