Unknown gunmen have attacked the campaign team of the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA for the November 6 Anambra gubernatorial election, Professor Charles Soludo, killing five persons.
Among the killed were the operatives of the Anambra Vigilante Service and an APGA chieftain, Chukwuemeka Nwokenagu popularly known as EZE B.
Three vehicles including one belonging to Obinna Nelson Omenugha, the son of the state’s commissioner for education, Prof Kate Omenugha were set ablaze by the gunmen.
The other truck set ablaze belonged to the vigilante group.
The bloody attack occurred at Nnobi Junction, Idemili South Local Government Area on Sunday evening. It sent residents scampering for safety as gunshots rented the air.
Community sources told Standardobservers that five persons were killed, two out of whom were operatives of Anambra Vigilante Service. Another commercial bus was also set ablaze by the hoodlums.
The attack comes just a week after gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in Ezeiweka, killing two police officers.
The resurgence of attacks also comes less than two months to the crucial November 6 gubernatorial election.
It is not immediately clear the motives behind the attack on the campaign team.
Ikenga Tochukwu, the spokesperson of the state police command said the command has commenced investigation into the incident.
