Unrest in prominent southeast state as gunmen attack PVC centre, kill police burn PDP campaign vehicles

  • Imo state has been greeted with a tragic incident with less than six weeks to the general elections
  • Unknown gunmen were reported to have invaded a PVC collection centre and killed five persons including a police officer
  • Similarly, a house of representatives candidate under the umbrella of the PDP was also attacked and his uncle was killed

An emerging report has confirmed the killing of five persons including a policeman at a PVC centre in Imo state, southeast Nigeria.

As reported by The Nation newspaper, the attack was launched in different areas of the state and several INEC officials were reportedly injured in the process while PVCs were being rolled out to electorates.