A Nigerian lawmaker representing Eha-Ulo ward in Nsukka Local Government Area Legislative Council, Enugu State, Nelson Sylvester, popularly known as Ofunwa, has been shot dead by suspected Gunmen.
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According to report, Sylvester was shot dead by some unknown gunmen on Sunday night at his residence in Eha-Alumonah.
A source who spoke on the incident on a condition of anonymity said the attackers 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.
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