A member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State was shot dead.
Oyibo Nwani is said to have been shot dead by suspected political thugs.
Nwani, a governor and House of Representatives election official, was shot dead by thugs who stormed his polling station in Onicha Local Government Area on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Onicha. The LGA is home to the PDP gubernatorial candidate, Chief Ifeanyi Odii.
According to the report, the group of thugs came to occupy the ballot box, but the young people frantically fought back. During the fight, the leader of the PDP, who was firmly holding a vase, was shot in the head.
Confirming the murder, SP state police commander spokesman SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya said Nwani was the victim of stray bullets during attacks by gunmen in the area.
