JUST IN: Former SUG President shot dead

A young man named Endwell Ahuize Ejindu was shot dead in the Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Ejindu was ambushed and shot at close range by unknown assailants along the Ula-Upata Road in Ahoada main town around 9 PM on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.

Ejindu previously served as the Student Union Government (SUG) President of Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Port Harcourt, during the 2017/2018 academic year. According to gathered details, he participated in a protest at the council headquarters on Tuesday, where a viral social media video showed him chanting songs and waving an Ijaw Youth Council flag with other youths.

Sources report that after the protest against the tenure extension of the local government chairmen, Ejindu boarded a motorcycle. While traveling on Ula-Upata Road, three gunmen opened fire on him.

Ejindu died instantly, while the motorcyclist, who sustained gunshot injuries, was rushed to a hospital for treatment.

It was also reported that Ejindu and his wife had recently welcomed a baby.

The Rivers State Police Command has not yet commented on the incident as of press time.


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