December 16, (THEWILL) – A House of Assembly Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for Onuimo State constituency, Christopher Elehu, has been killed by gunmen.
Elehu was killed on Thursday night, by suspected assassins, who also set his country home ablaze and destroyed his property including a motorcycle.
“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”, a resident in the community said.
THEWILL gathered that the gunmen also visited the houses of other politicians in the area, but met their absence.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Micheal Abattam, who confirmed the incident, said the Command has commenced investigations into the killing and manhunt for the attackers.
“Yes, the Police has commenced investigations and a manhunt for the gunmen”, he said.
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