Gunmen suspected to be Iceland cult members on Saturday evening,July 19,2025 shot dead
Chief Ferdinand Dabiri,Vice Chairman, Obelle Council of Chiefs in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.
We learnt that the suspected Iceland cult members led by one ‘Cairo’ approached the venue where Chief Dabiri and other Chiefs were holding meeting when ‘Cairo’ came down from a motorbike with a gun,walked straight to Chief Dabiri,shot him twice and left after confirming that his dead.
The incident resulted in pandemonium as other chiefs scampered for safety.Some natives have also fled the community as at Saturday evening,we gathered.
Second Son of the deceased, Joseph Eze Dabiri confirmed the incident to our reporter in a telephone chat.
He said ” I heard that a guy came with gun while my father was in a meeting at Omuwoka village in Obelle,shot at him twice and fled on Saturday evening”.
He further disclosed that the incident has been reported to Rumuji Police Division while calling for justice on the matter.
The Rivers State Police Command has not made an official statement on the incident as at press time.
Recall that on November 15,2024 Miss Loveth Amadi led a protest to Rumuji Police Division in Emohua LGA where she accused, ‘Cairo’ of killing her father,Akpata Amadi,a member of local vigilante in Obelle community on November 4,2024.
Obelle community has witnessed cult related killings in the last one year.
