Rivers State Police command has confirmed the death of a yet-to-be-identified man who was being chased by armed men along Illabouchi Street in the Diobu axis of Port Harcourt, the state capital.
Spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed the incident, said the armed men were chasing the man along Illabouchi when he hit a pavement and sustained serious injuries.
Eyewitnesses said the assailants, who were in a vehicle, shot many times at the deceased when he ran towards the Emenike/Illabouchi Street in Mile 2, Diobu, Port Harcourt.