Unknown Gunmen on Friday killed the Labour Party (LP), candidate for Onuimo Local Government Area in the Imo State House of Assembly, Christopher Elehu.
Blueprint gathered that the gunmen also visited the houses of other politicians in the area but met their absences.
A source who pleaded anonymity said, “They have killed Christopher Elehu, popularly known as Wasco. Until his death he was the Labour Party candidate in Onuimo Local Government Area. They invaded his house when everybody had gone to sleep and shot for over two hours.
“They killed the man and burnt his house. They also destroyed his property. His corpse was laying on the floor with matchet cuts when villagers gathered in the morning.”
At the time filling the report, no official statement has been issued from the state police.
