A young man was over the weekend shot dead by gunmen suspected to be hired assassins at Korokrorosei Local Government Area in Southern Ijaw, Bayelsa State.
The deceased
Some gunmen suspected to be hired assassins have over the past weekend shot dead a 27-year-old man at Korokrorosei L.G.A, in the Southern Ijaw Area of Bayelsa State.
The deceased, identified as Ayawei Erelayefa Peter a.k.a Young Piro, who is a siblings to the top Bayelsa hip-hop artist, was said to have been killed while he was going to take he's bath few metres from his house.
The family of the deceased is alleging that the preliminary investigations conducted as well as the text messages on his mobile phone, showed that he might have been murdered over issues of vandalized pipeline.
Speaking with a correspondent during a chat, the deceased's brother, Marvey said;
"You know say we get oil everywhere in our area, even our community too but Na few people have been dey chop the money. Company called oil and gas in southern ijaw dey no gree pay the youths for the community but Dem dey load oil comot every day, so my bro vex arrange boys go vandalize the pipe line so them am to order Y him do am, him tell Dem he's demand, Dem come to agreement Dat dey ll do as he said, Dem don settle everything only for next week for Dem to execute the tins wey Dem agree on.
"Only for Dem to paid someone to shoot him dead while he was going to take he's bath. Real names are, Ayawei Erelayefa Peter. And the shooter was paid 30k. And he's name is China man."