Enugu State
Breaking: Gunmen kill Enugu Lawmaker
A Councilor representing Eha-Ulo ward, in Nsukka Local Government Area Legislative Council, Enugu state Hon. Nelson Sylvester, popularly known as Ofunwa has been shot dead.
BONA NAIJA learnt that Some yet to be identified gunmen shot dead the lawmaker on Sunday night at his residence in the Eha-Alumonah community in Nsukka Local Government Area,Enugu State.
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Details of the incident are still sketchy, however, a source from the community disclosed that the assailants stormed the lawmaker’s house and opened fire on him.
The source also revealed that the counsellor had run into a nearby compound where his lifeless body was later discovered.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Enugu, DSP Daniel Ndukwe said that he is yet to be briefed on the incident.