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BREAKING: Gunmen kill APC chieftain in Bayelsa

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By Amgbare Ekaunkumo, Yenagoa
A chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of  Bayelsa State, Sunday  Frank Oputu, has been killed by  gunmen suspected to be assassins.
Frank Oputu is a strong supporter of the Senator Heineken Lokpobiri whose faction is contesting the legality of the recently conducted ward, local government and state congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a Bayelsa State High Court.
The decease hail from Igbemotoru in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state, he is said to be in his early fifties .
He was a former Chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) in the state.
Daily watch online  gathered that the deceased was reportedly killed in an execution like style about 11:50pm yesterday at his Bay-Bridge residence, Yenezue-gene, Yenagoa.
When Daily watch online called the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Butswat Asinim , for confirmation , his number was busy and text message sent was not responded at time of filing in this report.
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