The Councilor representing Eha-Ulo ward in Nsukka Local Government Area Legislative Council, Enugu State, Nelson Sylvester, popularly known as Ofunwa, has been killed.
Reports revealed that Sylvester was shot dead by some unknown gunmen on Sunday night at his residence in Eha-Alumonah.
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A source who confided in Daily Post on condition of anonymity said the assailants stormed the lawmaker’s house and started raining bullets on him.
He added that the Councilor ran into a neighbouring compound, where his lifeless body was found later.
The source described the suspected assassination as one too many, adding that “it is heartbreaking; it is too hard for us to swallow. We are in deep agony.”
The incident is said to have sparked tension in the town and other neighbouring communities.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Enugu, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, told reporters that he is not disposed to answer calls at the time, Daily Post claimed.