Gunmen have killed two natives of Briun community in Bou-Ko kingdom in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The incident incident reportedly occurred around 8pm when many residents of the area were already indoors.
Some of the residents, who heard the sound of the gunshot, were said to have panicked and fled the community.
A resident of the area and Chairman, Board of Trustees, Ken Saro-Wiwa Surveillance Group, Bright Nwiyorde, called for a thorough investigation into the incident.
Nwiyode called for more security presence in the area and urged the state government and relevant security agencies to come to the aid of the community and help fish out the killers.
He said: “In Bou-ko kingdom we heard that unknown gunmen shot two people in Briun community at night.
“We don’t know the people and that is why we are calling on the Government, the Commissioner of Police, the Khana local government chairman and the security at the local government level to come and investigate the matter and bring them to book.
“At the same time, myself as a security person I’m also doing my own investigation to help the government get to the root of the matter.”
When contacted, Rivers police spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, said she was yet to receive a report of the incident.