The group, Izzi Unuphu Power of Attorney community has been recovering lands it considered to have been illegally acquired or sold by members of the community to non-indigenes of the area.
LEADERSHIP gathered that there was a new election for a new set of leaders for the group during which the lawyer to the group, Ununu allegedly started shooting sporadically to celebrate the exercise said to be won by his loyalist to one of the positions.
A resident of the community who pleaded to speak in anonymity on the incident said, “Unfortunately, a bullet hit Ugo on the nose and it pierced through his mouth and he died.
“The deceased lost his parents and he had no close relatives. Nobody is talking about the matter but the family of the lawyer and the deceased’s distant relatives are negotiating with a view to cover the incident.
“I even heard that a particular amount has been promised for his burial and to cover the matter.”
Credit: Leadership