Assailants Kill LP’s Senatorial Candidate, PA In Enugu

The Senatorial Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for Enugu East Senitorial District of Enugu State, Barr. Oyibo Chukwu, and his personal assistant have been killed by unknown gunmen.
Also killed in a simultaneous attack were the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party members who were ambushed and attacked the same night at Topland by Ebony Paint Road and Eke-Otu both in Amechi-Awkunanaw, Enugu.
It was gathered that the hoodlums also attempted to attack the convoy of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate, Chief Uche Nnaji, at Eke Agbani, Nkanu West LGA, but were repelled by security Operatives.
Meanwhile, the Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmed Ammani, who confirmed the incident in a statement after visiting the scenes of the attack condemned the murder of the victims describing it as  barbaric acts.
The statement which, signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, and made available to newsmen, said the police remain committed to a secured and peaceful general elections, while tasking citizens not to succumb to cowardly antics of assailants.
Ammani has, however, ordered the intensification of discreet investigations and manhunt of the culprits.
While  commiserating with the political Parties and family members of the deceased, CP Ammani vowed to ensure that the perpetrators are fished out and made to face the full wrath of the law.
He reaffirmed the commitment of the Police and other Security Agencies to emplace adequate security for a peaceful and credible elections in the State, while urging the citizens not to succumb to the cowardly antics of the hoodlums, which, he said, is aimed at creating fear and to disrupt the electoral process, the Statement added.
“Meanwhile, 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).
“In a similar fashion, another set of the same armed assailants, operating in a Hilux vehicle, 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) with him in the vehicle”.
Normalcy has generally been restored in the mentioned locations, while further development will be communicated, DSP Ndukwe further promised.

By: Canice Amadi, Enugu