By G9ija
Christopher Elehu, a Labour Party candidate for the Onuimo Local Government Area in the Imo State House of Assembly, was assassinated on Friday by unknown gunmen.
Along with killing him, the shooters burned down his rural home and stole his belongings, including a motorcycle.
According to information obtained by Biztellers.com.ng, the suspects opened fire for more than two hours in the early hours of Friday.
According to reports, the shooters who were on the spree also paid visits to the homes of other local officials, but they were greeted by their absence.
A source who doesn’t want to be mentioned said, “They have killed Christopher Elehu, popularly known as Wasco. Until his death he was the Labour Party candidate in Onuimo Local Government Area. They invaded his house when everybody had gone to sleep and shot for over two hours.
“They killed the man and burnt his house. They also destroyed his property. His corpse was laying on the floor with matchet cuts when villagers gathered in the morning.”
The killing of the politician came just ten days after the LP candidate in a sister LGA, Okigwe, Chukwunonye Irouno, died suddenly.
Irouno, who was scheduled to lead LP’s presidential campaign event in the state, slouched one evening before the event. He was taken to the Federal Medical Center in Owerri and later declared dead.
The state’s police had not yet released a statement regarding the murder occurrence.
