Unknown Gunmen killed one person at the All Progressive Congress (APC) campaign site in Ebonyi State over the weekend.
The wife of a journalist in the state narrowly missed death during the incident, according to news reports.
The incident took place in Ezzagu Ward 1 of the Isielu local government region.
Ken Eze, the party’s Ebonyi Central senatorial candidate, has campaigned in the area.
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In an interview with Newsmen, an indigene of the area, Benjamin Nworie, whose wife escaped death during the incident, described how the gunmen entered the campaign grounds and began fire on party supporters.
According to Nworie, the shooter entered the area and began shooting intermittently while the supporters waited to go for their respective destinations.
He said, “It was around 5:30 pm on Saturday, February, that I received a distressed call from my wife, Eunice, that she was in trouble. Her emotions were high and palpitating profusely.
“She narrated to me that she was calling me from a bush where she scampered for safety, which I sent a rescue team from my nearby village. She was unhurt.”
Nworie, the Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Ebonyi branch, stated that the wife was brought to the location by the National President of the Ogboji General Assembly, John Anyalagu, his wife, and Emeka Nwusulor, his younger brother.
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“Unfortunately, as they were waiting for John to drive out his car so they could return to Abakaliki, the hoodlums invaded and killed Emeka who was standing by,” he added.
According to Nworie, the hoodlums also set fire to a Hiace Bus and one ash-colored vehicle before fleeing.
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