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  • News - South East - Enugu
  • Updated: February 23, 2023

Police Confirm Murder Of Enugu Labour Party Senatorial Candidate, Aide

Police Confirm Murder Of Enugu Labour Party Senatorial Candi

Nigerian Police force

The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the murder of the Labour Party (LP) senatorial candidate for Enugu East, Barr. Oyibo Chukwu and his personal assistant by gunmen.

The Spokesman of the command, Daniel Ndukwu in a statement said the incident occurred on Wednesday night when the hoodlums killed and set Chukwu ablaze inside his campaign vehicle.

He said the gunmen “attacked and set ablaze the campaign vehicle of the Labour Party, at Eke-Otu Amechi-Awkunanaw Enugu, burning to death the Party’s Senatorial Candidate for Enugu East Senatorial District, Barr. Oyibo Chukwu (male) and his Personal Assistant (male) who was with him in the vehicle.

“However, the miscreants were repelled by security operatives while attempting to also attack the convoy of the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) at Eke, Agbani, Nkanu West LGA.”

Ndukwe disclosed that some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were also murdered while the convoy of the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Enugu State Uche Nnaji was also affected.

“Preliminary investigations into the incidents show that the armed hoodlums, operating in a tricycle, attacked a PDP campaign Mini Bus at Topland by Ebony Paint Road, Amechi-Awkunanaw Enugu and used petrol bomb to set it ablaze, burning to death its driver, simply identified as one KC Great (male),” Ndukwu said.

Enugu State Police Commissioner Ahmed Ammani who visited the scenes of the incidents has ordered an investigation into it and condemned the attack.

He commiserated with the parties and family members of the deceased, vowing to ensure that the perpetrators are fished out and made to face the full wrath of the law,” Ndukwe added.

The Commissioner said the police and other security agencies toward credible polls and called on the residents not to succumb to antics of the hoodlums aimed at creating fear.

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