A 35-year-old man was, weekend, shot dead by gunmen suspected to be hired assassins at Agudama community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

The deceased, identified as Frank Moses, was a staff of the Federal Polytechnic, Ekeowe, in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area.

It was learnt that the deceased, a father of two, was the Financial Secretary of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics, SSANIP, Ekeowe chapter.

He was said to have been killed few minutes after celebrating with other neighbours at the end of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup match between Nigeria and Mexico, last Friday.

The deceased, an indigene of Okiki in Ogbia Local Government Area, who is a cousin to the Special Adviser to the President on Research and Documentation, Mr. Oronto Douglas, was shot dead few metres from his house.

The family of the deceased led by Frank Talent alleged that the preliminary investigations conducted by the family and text messages on his mobile phone showed that he might have been murdered over labour crisis rocking the institution on issues of unpaid 28 days allowance to newly employed workers of the polytechnic.
Frank Talent said the gunmen had laid ambush for his brother in an uncompleted building close to his house and shot him on the head.

According to him, “the jubilating Eaglets supporters tried to pursue and apprehend the killer
s but failed. They however apprehended a woman.”
Contacted on the development, the state Police Commissioner, Mr. Hillary Okpara confirmed the incident.

He said: “The police have apprehended a suspect, but we are keeping an open mind on the investigation and we will give an update when we are through.”