Buhari directs government and the international to find the assassins of the Enugu LP candidate

While he expresses sympathy to the victims’ families, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and the Labour Party, the President orders security services to find those responsible for this horrible act

The death of Oyibo Chukwu, the Labour Party’s (LP) senatorial candidate for Enugu East, has been denounced by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Gunmen shot and killed Mr. Chukwu and his assistant earlier in the week, injuring a number of others.

Buhari, in response, claimed that the criminals had little regard for human life.

In a statement, presidential aide Femi Adesina said those responsible “deserve the wrath of natural and divine justice.” The President reiterates his stated commitment to a peaceful and civil election.

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“He reminds everyone involved in politics that the electorate’s decision is what matters, and that’s why all Nigerians who are eligible should bravely exercise their civic rights without any fear of intimidation.

The President commiserates with the victims’ families, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and the Labour Party while directing security services to find those responsible for this horrible crime.

“President Buhari prays for the comfort of those in need and the repose of the souls of the deceased.”