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The police command in Ebonyi State has confirmed the killing of the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ezza North Local Government Area of the state during Saturday’s election.
The state Police Public Relations’ Officer, Onome Onovwakpoyeya, who made the disclosure, yesterday, in Abakaliki, said the deceased was beaten to death by suspected thugs during the election.
“The DPO and his team tried to rescue him, but he was confirmed dead by doctors on duty when they got to the hospital,” she said.
A PDP chieftain and a resident of the area, Mr Innocent Nomeh, said the deceased was killed after being threatened by some thugs in the area.
Nomeh, also PDP House of Assembly candidate for Ezza North constituency, described the incident as shocking and barbaric.
“He was killed after being threatened by some thugs. Some hours after being threatened, they traced him and took him to an isolated area, where they killed him. It is so unfortunate that such a young man would die because of the election. I want the security agencies to deepen investigations to fish out whoever was involved in the killing,” he said.
