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Gunmen Shoot Lawmaker Dead In Enugu
A Councilor representing Eha-Ulo ward in Nsukka Local Government Area Legislative Council, Enugu State, Nelson Sylvester popularly known as Ofunwa has been shot dead by unknown gunmen.
It was gathered that the lawmaker was murdered by gunmen on Sunday night at his residence in Eha-Alumonah.
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Although details of the incident are still sketchy, a competent source disclosed that the assailants stormed the lawmaker’s house and started raining bullets on him.
He added that the Councilor ran into a neighbouring compound, from where his lifeless body was later recovered.
The development has sparked tension in the town and other neighbouring communities.
The source, who described the suspected assassination as one too many, added that “it is heartbreaking; it is too hard for us to swallow. We are in deep agony.”
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