February 23, (THEWILL) – The Enugu State Police Command has ordered discreet investigations into the murder of Barrister Oyibo Chukwu, candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for Enugu East senatorial district.
THEWILL earlier reported that Chukwu was killed on Wednesday, by gunmen at Amechi, in Awkunanaw Local Government area of Enugu, while returning from a campaign rally.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said the gunmen, at different locations on Wednesday, ambushed and simultaneously attacked and murdered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) members, and also attempted to attack the convoy of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate.
The Commissioner of Police in the State, Ahmed Ammani, however, visited the scenes of the incidents the same night at Topland, by Ebony Paint Road and Eke-Otu, both in Amechi-Awkunanaw, Enugu.
While strongly condemning the acts, Ammani commiserated with the parties and family members of the deceased. He vowed to ensure that the perpetrators are fished out and made to face the full wrath of the law.
While urging residents not to succumb to the cowardly antics of the hoodlums to create fear and disrupt the electoral process, Ammani reaffirmed the commitment of the Police and other security agencies to emplace adequate security for peaceful and credible elections in the State.
He said the preliminary investigations into the incidents show that the armed hoodlums, operating in a tricycle, attacked “a PDP campaign MiniBus at Topland by Ebony Paint Road, Amechi-Awkunanaw, Enugu and used petrol bomb to set it ablaze, burning to death its driver, simply identified as one KC Great (male).
“In a similar, another set of the same armed assailants, operating in a Hilux vehicle, attacked and set ablaze the campaign vehicle of the Labour Party, at Eke-Otu, Amechi-Awkunanaw, Enugu, burning to death the Party’s Senatorial Candidate for Enugu East Senatorial District, Barr. Oyibo Chukwu (male) and his Personal Assistant (male) with him in the vehicle.”
He said the miscreants were repelled by Security Operatives while attempting to also attack the convoy of the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) at Eke, Agbani, Nkanu West LGA.
“Normalcy has generally been restored in the mentioned locations, while further development will be communicated”, he added.
