2015 ELECTION: Several killed, cars and house set ablaze in Ebonyi state

Several people, including a former chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party in Ishielu Local Government Area, Mr. Mike Nworie, were killed
in chain of violence that trailed the governorship and state House of
Assembly elections in Ebonyi State on Saturday.
Nworie, who was also a former chairman of Inyaba Development Centre,
was hacked down by political thugs in Ishielu council, while six other
young men were killed in Ezza South Local Government Area of the
state.
"The former PDP chairman was killed while he was receiving a call
bordering on the elections. His killers were obviously trailing him
and when the right opportunity struck, they hacked him with multiple
numbers of weapons and ensured he was dead before leaving the scene,"
a resident of the town.
The resident, who is a pastor of one of the known Pentecostal
churches, begged not to be mentioned.
In Okposi town, Ohaozara Local Government Area, political thugs
allegedly working for the ruling party and led by a perceived
gangster, called 'Chopper', attacked the Labour Party and All
Progressives Congress agents at different polling units.
The political thugs who were said to have ridden with a team of
'soldiers' in a Hillux van, marked with bold 'Army' inscription,
allegedly bundled five polling unit agents at PU 007, Mgbom Okposi; PU
007, Achara ward; and the polling unit at Enechi Akuma Primary School,
Okposi Okwu ward.
"Voters in those polling units, scampered away from the polling units
leaving the area deserted and the exercise suspended," a concerned
citizen stated in a text message to a source.
In Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area, police officers and officials
of the State Security Service were said to have been detained in a
private facility on the orders of a high-ranking official of the
Federal Government from the area.
In Ohaukwu and Ikwo councils, some hoodlums allegedly snatched money
meant for polling agents while several persons were left with broken
limbs at Ndiagara.
"I was reliably informed of the money snatching incident," a former
governor of the state, Dr. Sam Egwu, said.
Ikwo Local Government Area, where Governor Martin Elechi hails from,
was a no-go area as heavy shooting commenced as early as 8am, while
there were several cases of snatching of election materials.
The incident in Ikwo left a woman dead," a state government official
told firstclass newsline at about 2.00pm on Saturday.
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