Barely 48 hours before the 2023 general elections, a Labour Party, LP, candidate in the Enugu East Senatorial District, Mr Oyibo Chukwu and five others has been shot dead by some yet-to-identified gunmen.
Chukwu was killed at Amechi, Awkunanaw local government area of Enugu State while returning from a campaign rally.
He was murdered alongside five of supporters.
The killers were also said to have burnt him and his supporters who were with him inside his car.
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Chijioke Edeoga, confirmed the unfortunate incident, saying his party members are being targeted for assassination by political parties which felt threatened by the rise of the Labour Party in the state.
Peter Obi, Labour Party Presidential Candidate, hails from South East, which has been a flashpoint, even before the election period.
Suspected militants have vowed to cripple election in the region but security forces have assured residents that they are on top of the situation.
The Enugu police command is yet to react to the incident, which Edeoga insists is politically motivated.
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