SAD! Corps Member Shot Dead By Unknown Gunmen in Imo State Because he Refused to Give Them His Phone (Photos)

A serving corp member in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Monday was shot dead by unidentified gunmen after he refused to hand over his phone.

The corp member identified as Ekene Uwaoma, was shot dead around 8.30pm at Ama-wire Junction, when him and his friend, identified simply as MacDonald, were returning to their residence.

Uwaoma, 23, was a 2016 graduate of History and International Studies from the Imo State University, Owerri, and was undertaking his one year National Youths Service Corps programme in Ogun State.
He hailed from Umudo-Anara, in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of the state and was the second son of his parents.

He was said to have come to the state to see his mother, Mrs. Mary Uwaoma, when he was murdered.