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AA senatorial candidate in 2019 election shot dead by security detail

Clement Daniel with Agency report
Clement Daniel with Agency report
AA senatorial candidate in 2019 election shot dead by security detail
Emenike

The senatorial candidate of the Action Alliance in Imo North Senatorial District in the 2019 general election, Ndubuisi Emenike, was on Sunday shot dead.

He was reported to be shot by an operative of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, said to be his security detail.

He was said to have been shot during at Umunachi, Isiala Mbano local government area, during a victory party for the All Progressives Congress candidate, Miriam Onuhoha, who was declared winner of the rerun election in Okigwe North Federal Constituency which was held on Saturday.

It was at the party that the security detail who was said to have been shooting into the air shot Emenike, in error.

The politician was said to have been rushed to St. Joseph Hospital, Umunachi, and later Federal Meidcal Centre, Owerri.

Confirming the incident, spokesman of the Police Command in the state, Orlando Okeokwu, said the security detail had been detained for investigation.

 

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