The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised an alarm over an alleged plan to assassinate its candidate for Ideato Federal Constituency, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere.
Recall that gunmen on Saturday attacked candidate’s residence at about 3:00 pm, opening fire on anything in sight.
The gunmen, who are alleged to have been sent by political opponents, also set ablaze vehicles parked in the compound.
One of the person’s killed is said to be an uncle to Ugochinyere.
Reacting in a statement to journalists, the Imo PDP described the shooting was a well-coordinated armed attack to eliminate Ugochinyere.
The PDP said: “Imo PDP Alerts Security Agencies, Nigerians, International Community To Sponsored Killings, Arson Going On At the Akokwa Residence of Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, PDP Candidate For Ideato Federal Constituency
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State alerts that, at the moment, there is a well-coordinated armed attack going on at the Akokwa residence of Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the candidate of our Party for Ideato North/South Federal Constituency.
This has resulted in the killing of an undisclosed number of persons. Also, buildings are reported to have been set ablaze.
Our efforts to get back to our candidate, Ikenga Ugochinyere, who was present at his residence when this attack began and who had personally alerted us to the attack, has proven abortive.
However, a torrent of messages, a while ago, from Ikenga’s close aides bore some deeply pathetic lines like: “Everywhere is on fire! They are killing us! We are going!”
“Imo PDP calls on security agencies to immediately intervene and quell the attack on our candidate and our Party members at his residence in Akokwa.
“Nigerians and the international community are to recall that on December 23, 2022, there was an attack on the convoy of our candidate by clearly-identified agents of the Imo State Government.
It is shocking that despite our demand for the arrest and prosecution of those involved in that onslaught, nothing has been done by security till this moment.
Today represents a dark day for us in Imo PDP and Imo State at large.”
