March 12, (THEWILL) – The councilor representing Echara Ward 2 in Okposi Community, Ohaozara local government area of Ebonyi State, Ogbonnaya Ugwu, has been killed by gunmen.
Sources in Okposi, who confirmed the incident, said Ugwu was killed around 10 pm on Saturday, when he was returning from his shop, a drinking joint known in Okposi as ANGLE 90.
“The honourable Councilor was accosted while he was returning from his shop, a popular drinking joint in Okposi known as Angle 90. They shot him and he fell inside a gutter there, and they set him ablaze and left the scene.
“As I am talking to you now, Mgbo N’echara youths in Okposi are currently protesting over the incident”, one of the sources said.
The State Police Command has not confirmed the incident. Spokesperson of the Command, Onome Onovwakpoyeya, could not be reached at the time of filing this report.
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