The Police in Ebonyi State have confirmed the murder of one Ifeanyi Onu, a Labour Party supporter from Umunaga Ward in Ohaozara Local Government Area of the State.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Chris Anyanwu, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abakaliki on Friday.
Anyanwu said the matter had been transferred from the Divisional Police Office in the local government area to the command’s headquarters in Abakaliki.
“The homicide department is handling the matter. More information on it would be made public as soon we get them,” he said.
Chief Chaka Nweze, the caretaker Chairman of the council, told NAN that Onu was killed on Monday night by suspected political thugs.
Nweze said: “They abducted him at about 10pm, dragged him several kilometres from his home and inflicted severe machete cuts on him for refusing to join a political party.
“When they saw his friend and relations coming towards them to rescue him, they shot him at close range, perhaps thinking that his friends would inform the police.”
The chairman said some friends of the victim had identified five people suspected to be involved in the killing of Onu.
Nweze said that he immediately reported the incident to the Mobile police commander in the area.
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