Gunmen invite, shoot hotelier dead in Delta community

 

A hotelier, Chief Thorpe Edijana, has been killed by gunmen in Agbarho Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.

The deceased was killed by the gunmen who invited him from Thorpesky Global Hotel located along Agbarho/ Ughelli Expressway through a telephone call from his hotel to his house.

The gunmen were said to have shot him three times on his legs and rib after a brief conversation.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident in a telephone chat, Daily Post reports.

He said, “I don’t have the details but I know there’s something like that.”

The late Edijana left behind his wife, Mrs Ese Edijana, Ughelli North Local Government Council Chairmanship Candidate under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC at the last Delta State Local Government election, and children.