Gunmen on Wednesday evening killed and burnt the senatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP), for Enugu East senatorial district, Oyibo Chukwu, and five other supporters.
Blueprint learnt that the incident happened at Amechi Awkunanaw, Enugu South Local Government Area.
Confirming the report, the governorship candidate of the LP, Chijioke Edeoga, said the gunmen shot him inside his vehicle with five other people with him and set the car ablaze.
He said, “It is true that our senatorial candidate for Enugu East senatorial district for Saturday’s election has been killed. They shot him and five others and set them ablaze.
“Our party members are being targeted for assassination by political parties that felt threatened by the rise of the Labour Party in the state and are afraid they may lose the Saturday’s election.”
