Tears, Lamentation As 2 APC Members Gun Down During Meeting

Tears, Lamentation As 2 APC Members Gun Down During Meeting

  • APC meeting in Ebonyi state has been attacked by unknown gunmen with 2 members gunned down while 2 others sustained injuries
  • The attack took place at a community in the Izzi local government area of the state, where the gunmen operated with a motorcycle
  • Recall that Izzi LGA is the home of honourable Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, the APC governorship candidate in the state

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Izzi, Ebonyi - Some unknown gunmen have struck a community in the Izzi local government area of Ebonyi state and gunned down 2 suspected members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

According to Vanguard, the gunmen stormed and opened fire at the meeting of the APC in the community on Friday night, January 20.

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Gunmen shot dead 2 APC members during a meeting in Ebonyi Photo Credit: Nigeria Police Force
Source: UGC

Details of APC members killed by gunmen in Ebonyi

It was learnt that the gunmen were 2 in number and operated on a motorcycle.

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an unconfirmed report claimed that the incident took place in Mkpuma Akpatakpa village in the Izzi LGA.

The gunmen were said to have zoomed off immediately at the completion of their assignment.

The report has it that 2 persons were confirmed dead while 2 others were injured. The injured ones were undergoing treatment at the Alex Ekwueme federal university teaching hospital, Abakaliki.

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There is growing tension on whether the attack is connected with the 2023 election in the state.

Stakeholders are yet to respond to an enquiry about this incident as of the time of writing this report.

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Izzi LGA is the home of the APC governorship candidate, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru in the state.

Ebonyi is also one of the most affected states, particularly in the southeast, with consistent attacks by unknown gunmen.

Explosion rocks APC rally in Port Harcourt, Rivers state

Legit.ng earlier reported that the APC governorship campaign rally in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, was attacked by a twin explosion on Thursday.

3 persons were reportedly injured during the explosion that shake up the Rumuwoji Playground, the venue of the political rally in the state.

Darlington Nwauju, the spokesperson of the APC in the state confirmed the incident while describing the development as an unfortunate one.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng