Gunmen have murdered Labour Party (LP)’s senatorial candidate for Enugu East, Oyibo Chukwu and his personal assistant.
The Enugu Police Command spokesman Daniel Ndukwu confirmed the development in a statement.
The spokesman said the hoodlums attacked and set ablaze the campaign vehicle of the Labour Party, burning to death the Party’s Senatorial Candidate for Enugu East Senatorial District and his Personal Assistant who was with him in the vehicle.
The Enugu State Police Commissioner, Ahmed Ammani who visited the scenes of the incidents has ordered an investigation into the incident.
He vowed to ensure that the perpetrators are fished out and made to face the full wrath of the law.
