Gunmen kill Nigerian oil official

Gunmen on motorbikes stormed the house of a newly appointed energy official in oil-rich southern Nigeria late yesterday and killed two of his family members, police said.

Felix Ogbaudu, police commissioner for Rivers state, said Billy Braide had been holding a celebration following his appointment as energy commissioner for Nigeria

Minutes after Braide left the party, gunmen arrived and sprayed the house with bullets, killing Braide