BREAKING: Labour Party senatorial Candidate shot dead

The violence in the South East region has continued even in the week of the 2023 General Elections.

Mr Oyibo Chukwu, candidate of the Labour Party in Saturday’s Enugu East Senatorial District election, has been shot dead 48 hours to the election.

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Mr Oyibo was reportedly shot and burnt alongside his vehicle and some other occupants. He was said to be returning from a Campaign trip when the attack occurred around Agbani area of the state.

Until his demise, Chief. Bar Oyibo Chukwu was a legal practitioner based in Enugu with over Thirty years standing at the bar.

He recently filed a suit challenging the candidacy of the PDP in the Enugu East Senatorial contest in the forthcoming general elections following the expulsion of Chimaroke Nnamani from the PDP.

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.

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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.