Politics
Gunmen Kill Abducted Rivers APC Campaign Director
The All Progressives Congress Campaign Coordinator in Ahoada-West Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chisom Lennard, who was earlier abducted has been shot dead by gunmen.
Lennard was reportedly kidnapped by the gunmen dressed in police uniform while voting for the governorship and state House of Assembly elections was going on at Ibagwa polling unit 2 ward 10 in Ahoada West LGA.
It was gathered that the party chieftain tried to stop the gunmen from snatching election materials when he was whisked away in a commando fashion.
The State APC Publicity Secretary, Darlington Nwauju, confirmed the incident.
Nwauju stated, “He was abducted from his polling unit during the voting process and taken away.
“Nobody knew where they took him to. It was later in the evening of Saturday that his body was discovered.
“He was APC LGA caretaker chairman and was a PhD student at the Rivers State University”.