Rueben Izu, father of the late Shooting Stars of Ibadan (3SC) player who was killed on Sunday says his son was shot at close range by members of the Joint Task Force (JTF), The Punch reports.
Joseph’s father said his son had gone to their hometown in Okaki, Rivers to check on his wife before he met his untimely death.
“He was in Okaki with his wife before he died. He had planned to come to Port Harcourt where I live with his daughter.
“He went to the jetty area where we usually swim to have a quick shower on Sunday. It was while he was there that the men of the JTF raided the place and everybody ran helter-skelter, including Joseph.
“When the soldiers saw them running they began shooting sporadically and one of the bullets hit Joseph in the leg. As he was groaning with pain, one of the JTF men walked up to him and shot him a second time at a close range despite Joseph’s plea that he was a footballer on holiday in Okaki.
“His mobile phone and identity card were seized from him and we have not been able to retrieve them till now. The soldiers didn’t allow anybody to help him until he lost a lot of blood. After they left, he was taken to the hospital where he died due to loss of blood.”
Reuben said the matter had been reported to the police.
Dolapo is a writer and journalist who works with YNaija. He has interests in Christianity, politics and sports.
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