The Enugu East Senatorial district candidate for the 2023 legislative elections for the Labour Party (LP), Oyibo Chukwu, has been assassinated by unknown gunmen alongside five of his supporters.
The gubernatorial candidate of the LP in the state, Chijioke Edeoga, who confirmed the incident, said that the gunmen shot Chukwu inside his vehicle with five other people with him before setting the car ablaze.
According to Edeoga, the sad incident happened at Amechi Awkunanaw in Enugu South Local Government Area on Wednesday evening.
