Gunmen attack CUPP spokesman’s residence, four feared killed

Unknown gunmen on Saturday reportedly attacked the country home of the spokesperson for the Coalition of United Political Parties, Ikenga Ugochinyere, in the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, killing four persons.

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The gunmen were reported to have killed a yet-to-be-identified uncle of the CUPP spokesperson, who had in a seemingly distressed tweet on Saturday afternoon raised the alarm over the attack.Ugochinyere, who is the National Assembly candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for Ideato South and Ideato North Federal Constituency, in the tweet, said, “We need help in Akokwa, Ideato North Local Government Area, Imo State. My uncle has been killed now.. They are setting everything on fire.

“It is shocking that despite our demand for the arrest and prosecution of those involved in that onslaught, nothing has been done by the security till this moment. Today represents a dark day for us in Imo PDP and Imo State at large.” “We had the incident in the afternoon. We understand it is the members of IPOB that attacked the house. No arrest has been made yet,” Barde said.

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