Breaking: Gunmen Assassinate Councillorship Candidate, Kidnap Two Others

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Reports coming in indicate gunmen assassinate councillorship candidate and kidnap two others ahead of the upcoming local government elections, in Delta State.

With unabated insecurity challenges in the country, this comes as no surprise to many.

The victim is identified as Mr. Elliot Offa was shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

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The gunmen also abducted two others who were with the deceased at the time of the incident.

The incident occurred along the Jesse/Oben road, a boundary between Delta and Edo State.

It was learned that the deceased and the two others were returning from the Office of the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission, DSIEC, Asaba when the gunmen ambushed, shot sporadically, and killed the deceased.

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The deceased was the immediate past Supervisory Councillor on Environment of Ethiope-West Local Government Council.

When contacted, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya confirmed the report saying. “They said it happened in Edo State, not Delta State.”

As at the time of this publication, the police were yet to make an arrest.

 

 

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