Sunday, 30 July 2017
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Delta State, Mr. Unoma Ashiedu, has been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be assassins in Okpanam, near Asaba, the state capital.
The incident occurred on Thursday night around Airport View Junction, Okpanam, in Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state.
The deceased, who is the Legal Adviser of the APC in Oshimili North, was reported to have been trailed by his killers to the spot where he was killed.
It was the second time, Ashiedu, an Asaba- based lawyer was attacked. He survived the first attempt at his life but was unlucky the second time as he was shot at a close range after his car was blocked.
The incident is coming barely two weeks after some gunmen allegedly attacked Senator Ovie Omo-Agege in Effurun, Uvwie, who is the only APC senator in the state
The state Acting Publicity Secretary of the party, Leonard Obibi, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday.
Condemning the incident, the party called on the security agencies in the state to find Ashiedu’s killers.
