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Gunmen killed three persons in Anambra State on Sunday while another sustained injury.

One Dr. Nelson Omenugha, son of a serving commissioner in the state, escaped unhurt during the attack. The gunmen, however, set his Hilux vehicle ablaze.
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An eyewitness said the dead were the Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Uruagu-Nnewi Ward 1, Chukwuemeka Benjamin Nwokebuagu; a schoolteacher; and an executive member of the APC in Uruagu-Nnewi Ward 3 in Nnewi North Council, Ofomata Somadina.

The eyewitness said the gunmen attacked Nwokebuagu’s vehicle and the four persons in his company at Afor-Nnobi, Idemili-South Council on Sunday night.

His corpse was later recovered at the Alor area, where it was reportedly dumped by some youths.
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Nwokebuagu and his colleagues were returning to Nnewi in a car branded with APGA colours, sporting the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Prof. Charles Soludo. The vehicle had reportedly been donated to him to facilitate a campaign at ward levels ahead of the November 6, 2021 election.

Also, a yet-to-be-identified person, who was travelling in the same vehicle as Somadina, was hit by a bullet and is said to be receiving treatment at a hospital in Nnewi.
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Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in the state, Ikenga Tochukwu, described the incident as unfortunate, saying the Command had already begun a manhunt for the hoodlums. He pleaded with members of the public to volunteer information that could help the police arrest the gunmen.

He said: “Preliminary investigations revealed the attackers came in a Toyota Sienna vehicle and a shuttle bus and attacked the unsuspecting members on transit along with Afor-Nnobi Market. The victims were rushed to the hospital and later confirmed dead by a medical doctor on duty.”
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