The Rivers State police command has confirmed the killing of a former student leader in the state, Endwell Ejindu, in the state.
Ejindu, who was the Student Union Government (SUG) President of the Elechi Amadi Polytechnic in Port Harcourt during the 2017/2018 academic session, was shot dead by unknown persons in the Ahoada East local government area of the state on Tuesday.
The spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Wednesday that the killing was not connected to the ongoing tension over the tenure of local government chairmen in the state.
