BREAKING: PDP Chairman Beaten To Death
Information reaching Naija News House says that PDP Chairman Beaten To Death
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman in Ezza North local government area, Ebonyi State, Peter Nweke, who was beaten to a coma by hoodlums during Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections, has been confirmed dead.
This was confirmed by the spokesperson for the police command in Ebonyi, Onome Onovwakpoyeya, who said the PDP chieftain died from injuries he sustained from attacks by hoodlums suspected to be political thugs on Saturday.
She said Nweke was assaulted before being taken unconscious to the hospital, where a doctor later declared him dead.
According to Onome, the police have opened a probe into the death to bring those responsible to justice.
Samson Nweke, Nweke’s younger brother, also confirmed the demise to The Nation Newspaper, narrating that his brother was beaten to a coma by thugs.
He said the thugs were armed with AK-47 rifles.
A statement issued by Samson Nweke, a rights activist, said, “Two weeks ago, bro Peter came visiting me in Abakaliki. I wasn’t in the house but he met my wife. He told my wife to tell me that I should be very careful.
“He said that a certain political party had enlisted some persons from our community for elimination on or before the election date. He said he is number one on the list, I am number two and three other persons.
“Today, it happened to us. While I luckily survived it, my brother could not. They killed him at my polling unit.
“I wish today never came. Oh! How I wish there was never a date called 18th March, 2023. Bro Peter wouldn’t have died. A young man so full of life and promise.”
