Nollywood actor Osita Iheme a.k.a Pawpaw has lost his elder Prince Iheme who was shot and killed in company of Imo State commissioner for solid minerals Martins Eke and an accompanying policeman. The trio was reported to have lost their lives in the Mbaitoli area of Imo State, when the vehicle they were travelling was shot at by gunmen who were doing drive-by shooting to enforce a sit-at-home order. It is understood that the pair were riding in the same vehicle when gunmen attacked them. A policeman was also said to have been killed. “This attack is politically motivated. We just finished at one campaign rally ground and were heading to Ubommiri. Our convoy was attacked at Amawuihe before Ubommiri,” an eyewitness was quoted by the Punch. “Prince Iheme was riding in the same vehicle with the commissioner for solid minerals. Iheme, who is Pawpaw’s elder brother, died on the spot. “The commissioner who was sworn in two weeks ago was cut badly. He has just been rushed to a hospital. They were driving in a Ford SUV. I pray he makes it.”
Four other persons were killed at different locations along Okigwe road, where two expatriate construction workers were also kidnapped by the gunmen.
