Gunmen kill Imo Assembly LP candidate; set his home ablaze

Labour Party candidate for Onuimo Local Government Area in the Imo State House of Assembly, Christopher Elehu, has been murdered by gunmen.

The gunmen suspected to be assassins according to a report by The Telegraph, also set his country home ablaze and destroyed his property including a motorcycle.

The unfortunate incident was reported to have happened in the early hours of Friday.

The gunmen, who were on rampage, also visited the houses of other politicians in the area but met their absences.

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 lying on the floor with matchet cuts when villagers gathered in the morning.”