Dickson’s Aide Assassinated In Bayelsa

Agency ReporterMay 1, 2018

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Mr Okoringa Ebikimi, a Special Adviser (SA) to the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson has been reportedly assassinated by unknown gunmen in his hometown Kaiama, the headquarters of Kolokuma/ Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

The incident occurred few minutes to 12 in the night yesterday 30th April 2018, while he was taking fresh air at his residence In Kaiama.

An attempt by the deceased to escape from the assailants was unsuccessful as the gunmen shot him severally till he gave up the ghost before they fled.

The incident comes six months after an AIT reporter escaped assassination in the state.

Patience Owei was returning from a church programme at dusk on October 8 when she was assailed and shot by thugs in downtown Yenagoa. The police said at the time that they were treating the case as the armed robbery because the suspects bolted with Ms Owei’s handbag which contained her telephones and other belongings.

Mr Dickson condemned the attack and said the state would cover the bill for the journalist’s care at a specialist hospital.

Yet, the case raised new fears about the safety of media practitioners and other residents in Bayelsa, especially as it occurred only a few months after a radio journalist was fatally shot by gunmen.

Famous Giobaro was a reporter for Bayelsa Radio until his assassination on April 16. The police said the matter would be investigated, but no updates had been provided ever since.

Bayelsa information commissioner, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, conveyed the sadness of Mr Dickson and his cabinet about Tuesday’s development, adding that the state would ensure a thorough investigation.

“The government is the deeply pained by the news of his death. “The governor would work with security agencies to ensure a full-scale investigation into the matter.”

“At the appropriate time, their findings would be made public,” the commissioner added.