Unknown gunmen in Bayelsa State suspected to be armed robbers, have killed a 30-year-old engineering graduate.

It was learnt that the incident occurred at Melford Okilo Road, INEC/Kpansia area of Yenagoa metropolis.

The victim, whose name was given as Samuel Collins, was said to be a graduate from the University of Benin, Edo State.

Collins was said to have been accosted by the hoodlums at INEC Road junction on his way to the Nigerian Content Development and Management Board’s office on Isaac Boro Expressway, where he was reportedly undergoing training.

Some eyewitnesses at the scene claimed that the young man was gunned down when he tried to drag his phones and valuables with his assailants.

One of them who pleaded anonymity, said Collins was shot by the gunmen at a close range on his head.

Reacting to the incident, some of his friends, described him as an easy-going and brilliant young man and one who had no problems with anybody.

They also confirmed that the Police had since moved his body to the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, while arrangements were being made to take him to his hometown, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for burial.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa State Command, Mr Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incident, saying that the killing was cult-related.

Butswat, however, noted that investigation is ongoing to unravel those behind the dastardly act and apprehend them”.