Gunmen, on Thursday night, shot dead the Chairman of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ife/Akpodim/Chokoneze Ward, Ezinihitte
Mbaise, Local Government Area of Imo State.
It was gathered on Friday that the deceased, Hon. Smith
Chiedoziem Anyanwu was shot by unknown gunmen at his shop (Villa Park
extension).
A community source, who pleaded anonymity, said, “The PDP
ward chairman was shot around 8:59 pm by gunmen who gained access into his
residence which doubled as his business premises on Thursday
“The gunmen were said to have rode on a motorbike to the
house of the PDP chairman. On arrival, they met his wife and asked her for her
husband.
“As soon as they sighted and identified him, they fired
several shots at him and left only when they confirmed he had taken his last
breath.
“The development has brought an uneasy calm within the fold
of the PDP in the state. The slain party chairman was vibrant. Nobody knew why
he was killed.”
When contacted, the Director General of New Media, PDP in
the State, Lancelot Obiaku, confirmed the killing
All efforts made to reach the Imo State Police Public
Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, proved abortive as he did not take his calls
nor respond to the message sent to him.
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