Barrister Oyibo Chukwu, candidate of the Labour Party in Saturday’s Enugu East Senatorial District election, has been killed 48 hours to the election.
Chukwu was killed at Amechi, Awkunanaw local government area of Enugu while returning from a campaign rally.
He was murdered alongside five of supporters.
The killers were also said to have burnt him and his supporters who were with him inside his car.
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Chijioke Edeoga, confirmed the unfortunate incident, saying his party members are being targeted for assassination by political parties which felt threatened by the rise of the Labour Party in the state.
Meanwhile the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Buhari administration to promptly investigate the killing of Oyibo Chukwu.
Serap said the perpetrators must be immediately arrested and prosecuted.
