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Unknown gunmen have reportedly shot dead the councillor representing Eha-Ulo ward in Nsukka Local Government Area Legislative Council of Enugu State.
The lawmaker, Nelson Sylvester, popularly known as Ofunwa, was said to have been murdered at his residence in Eha-Alumonah on Sunday night.
The state police spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed the incident on Monday, said the gunmen stormed the residence of the councillor and rained bullets on him before escaping without taking anything from the house.
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A resident of the community who spoke to newsmen on the condition of anonymity said when the gunmen gained entry into Sylvester’s house, he managed to run into a neighbouring compound but the assailants ran after him and opened fire on him, killing him on the spot.
Another resident said the killing of the lawmaker has sparked tension in the town and other neighbouring communities.
“It is heartbreaking; it is too hard for us to swallow. We are in deep agony,” he said.
