Gunmen suspected to be hired assassins have killed Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State.
Mr Sunny Ejiagwu was murdered on Friday morning, four days after he was elected as the APC Chairman in the LGA.
According to sources, Ejiagwu was killed along the Orlu-Akokwa Road on his way home, shortly after attending a meeting at the APC Secretariat in Owerri, the state capital.
The Imo State Police Command has confirmed the incident to Channels Television.
The command’s spokesman, Mr Andrew Enwerem, said details of the attack were still sketchy and that the police have started an investigation into it.
He said, “People should play politics without bitterness and violence.
“The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria guarantees freedom of association. We, therefore, call on the Inspector-General of Police to compel the Commissioner of Police to nab the culprits.
“Imo State is a peaceful state and an example of how politics should be played.
“The deceased was in our meeting on Thursday and he expressed concern about political violence in his area. He told us that his area was volatile and called on us to come to his rescue when the need arose.
“This is a sad development in our political process. We call on Nigerians to condemn political killings and violence.”
