A 40-year-old bricklayer, Priye Bernard was
on Tuesday shot to death at Odi in Kolokuma/
Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa
State by another man who allegedly caught
him having sex with his wife in a farm.
It was gathered that the late bricklayer
followed the woman to the farm to harvest
cassava, and was allegedly having sex with
her when her husband arrived.
Daily Trust gathered that the woman's
husband then shot the bricklayer with a
locally made gun.
Sources in the community said the corpse of
late Priye Bernard had been deposited at
Ebidom mortuary in Odi.
It was gathered that the police in Odi had
arrested the wife of the Isoko man to assist in
the investigation in the matter.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, an
Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP,
Asinim Butwats, said the command was not
yet aware of the incident.
He however assured that the command would
investigate the matter.
