The legal
adviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oshimili North Local
Government Area of Delta State was allegedly killed by suspected assassins last
Friday, July 28.
Nnoma
Ashiedu was reportedly murdered around a supermarket at Airport View Junction,
Okpanam, near Asaba, the state capital.
Speaking
with Sunday Sun on the incident, the acting Publicity Secretary, Delta State
chapter of APC, Leonard Obibi, described it as unfortunate and urged security
agencies, particularly the police, to thoroughly investigate the matter.
Obibi noted
that the ugly development was coming barely two weeks after a reported
assassination attempt on Senator Ovie Omo-Agege in Warri area of the state.
"We are
very worried and pained as a party that these things are already happening when
elections, whether local government or general elections, have not even be
fixed" he said.
“But we
can’t categorically say now if the murder of Ashiedu was politically motivated;
it is the security agencies that can confirm if really it was a political
assassination. That is why we want to urge the security agencies, especially
the police, to leave no stone unturned in unraveling the immediate and remote
causes of this murder.
“We are
saying this because about a fortnight ago, the senator representing Delta
Central on the platform of APC was attacked along with his family members and
associates while distributing empowerment packages to constituents in Uvwie
council area.
“So,
security agencies need to be up and doing to fish out the perpetrators of these
attacks and ensure that justice is served to serve as deterrent to others and
avoid a return to the evil days when political assassination was rife in the
state.”
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