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As the wave of assassination and bloody attacks continue to ravage lmo State, again some gunmen on Friday morning assassinated Christopher Elehu, the Labour Party candidate for Onuimo constituecy in Imo State House of Assembly.

They also razed the house of Elehu a.k.a  Wasco after killing him.

Persecondnews reports that the gunmen shot for about two hours before gaining entry into the house and also destroyed valuable properties in the area.

Houses of some politicians in the area were also targeted, but they were unavailable.

A witness, who preferred not to be identified said: “They have killed Christopher Elehu, popularly known as Wasco. Until his death he was the Labour Party candidate in Onuimo Local Government Area.

“They invaded his house when everybody had gone to sleep and shot for over two hours.

“They killed the man and burnt his house. They also destroyed his property. His corpse was laying on the floor with matchet cuts when villagers gathered in the morning.”

Persecondnews had reported that about a month ago, the Women Leader of Labour Party in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Victoria Chintex,  was gruesomely murdered by yet-to-be apprehended gunmen, who invaded her residence.

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