A photographer of the Bayelsa State Government House, Reginald Dei anda Ward Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Seidougha Taribi, have been shot dead.

The state government confirmed this a statementissued on Saturday.

According to the statement, both men were killed by men of the military in Oweikorogha, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state.

They were said to have been shot to death while they were in their houses, waiting for the counting of votes to commence in their Ward.

In a statement, the Chairman of the PDP in the state, Moses Cleopas, said the death of Dei and Seidougha brings the number of those allegedly killed by APC thugs, to three.

Moses had alleged that thugs identified to be working for the APC with the support of some soldiers had besieged the Bassambiri and Oluasiri axis of Nembe Local Government Area, where they engaged operatives in a shootout all night on Friday.

According to him, the attackers lost a member in the attack while several others were injured and taken to the Hospital in Ogbolomabiri and Yenagoa.

•Sourced from a Channels TV report