Wilson Adekumola
The Ebonyi State police command has confirmed the killing of the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ezza North Local Government Area of the state, Mr Peter Nweke during Saturday’s governoship and state House of Assembly elections.
The state Police Public Relations, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, made this known while speaking, with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abakaliki on Sunday.
Onovwakpoyeya disclosed that 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.
It was gathered that the PDP chieftain, who is also a House of Assembly aspirant in Ezza North constituency, Mr Innocent Nomeh, and a resident of the area, stated that the deceased was killed after being intimidated by some thugs in the area, describing the incident as shocking and barbaric.
He said, “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 will die because of election. I want the security agencies to depen investigations to fish out, whoever wae involved in killing.”
