Below is how a Facebook user, Sochima Nweke, who posted the graphic photos, shared the story on social media;
“While i was grumbling dat my day was not good enuf, the worse happened in front of me. I was driving along siluko road in benin city, close to oliha market , with this white hilux vehicle far far ahead of me, suddenly a black toyota highlander overtook,me a high speed, while i was wondering wat kind of speed dat highlander was on, the next tin i saw, same highlander double crossed this white toyota hilux 2016 model, while i held my brakes, to observe wats happening btw those two vehicles, only for me to see 4 men on black and black, steped down from d highlander, with heavy ak 47, opened fire on dis hilux van, blew d passengers side front tire, sprayed bullets allover dese hilux, den one of dem went to these man driving the hilux, opened his door and finished him up , immediately they zoomed off, while all dese all dese has happened, people who ran for dere dear life started comming out wen d police at 45 division came to d scene,i went dere to discover that d man who was assasinated happens to be d director of Etisalat benin city, with his wife and little kid inside, d little boy was shot, while his wife was lucky to have missed d bullet , bcos she was at d back sit. Infact my spirit left me and came bck. Wat a brutal assasination
“God pls save yhua children”