A member of the Caretaker Committee of Asari Toru Local Government Area, Godknows Babadiba, has reportedly been killed by unknown gunmen in Rivers State.

The Chairman of the committee, Soboma Jakrich, who confirmed the incident said that the body of the deceased was found bullet ridden after sporadic gunshots were heard in the area during the night.

According to Mr Jakrich, the deceased had complained of death threat calls from unknown persons prior to the killing.

He said that the incident had been reported to security agencies.

The chairman lamented that the deceased was not a politician but a businessman, who kept a good relationship with everyone in the community.

In his reaction, the Police Public Relations Officer in Rivers State, DSP Ahmad Mohammad, told Channels Television that the command was unaware of the incident.