Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC) Secretary-- Assassinated.

Unknown gunmen had been reported to have assassinated Chief Simeon Akpeni, the executive Secretary of the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC).





Details here: http://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/secretary-of-bayelsa-electoral-commission-assassinated.95779/

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