Mr. Ehimen, a popular and jovial resident of Auchi has reportedly d!Ed after stray bullets allegedly shot by suspected cult members hit him while sitting in his wife’s shop just after Hotel Presidential, opposite Lisbon Bar along Warrake road, Auchi on Sunday night.
According to ABS News Network , the young man who is said to have been married to Adama a daughter of Auchi from the Kadiri Royal Family was said to be seated in the wife’s shop when gunshots were fired by unknown individuals who drove by in the cover of the night.
Sadly, he took a shot to the head and reportedly d!ed on the spot.
This sad and unfortunate incidence has drastically affected the status of his family (young wife and children) and that of his extended family and friends who were fond of him.
Evidently, since Sunday’s shootout and as a result of similar trends making the rounds in the hitherto peaceful community, heavily armed men of of the law in uniform have been seen patrolling the streets of Auchi with a view to ensuring that a repeat is not recorded.
Ehimen who was popularly known as Ōwainō was a native of Irrua in Esan Land who chose Auchi as his home.