Aide To Governor Theodore Orji's Son Shot dead

An aide to Chinedu Orji, son of Gov.
Theodore Orji of Abia state was on Saturday
shot dead by a police orderly, acting on the
instructions of the younger Orji.

Eyewitnesses present say the shooting
occurred at the declaration of interest in
contesting for a senatorial seat by the
governor in the forthcoming 2015 elections.
The sources say after a provocation of the
governor’s son, nicknamed Ikuku by the
aide, the former ordered his police orderly,
to shoot Mr. John Ndubuka, his personal
assistant.
The unnamed policeman followed his boss’s
instructions to the letter, shooting Ndubuka
three times in the chest. The victim
collapsed and died on the spot.
They claim the governor’s son is the de
facto governor of the state and has a
penchant for power excesses. Cases have
been reported in the past of him taking
possession of any property he so desires,
without due compensation of the owner. He
is also rumoured to order people out of
supermarkets when he enters to shop and
bullies contractors, asking them to pay him
before executing some of the contracts in the
state.
Meanwhile, the State Commissioner for
Information and Strategy, Dr Eze
Chikamnayo, has told journalists that
Ndubuka was hit by a bullet that killed him
from an unknown source while leaving the
venue at the end of a successful civic
reception organized by Ikwuano/Umuahia
people for the Governor on §aturday.
Chikamnayo said the identity of the assailant
is not yet known but stressed that the
matter will be thoroughly investigated and
assured that the police will uncover the
killers and bring them to book.