Palpable political tension in Imo State heightened on Saturday afternoon after political thugs murdered a party agent.
The murder, which took place in the Nkwerre Local Government Area of the state set the area in an apprehensive mood.
Our correspondent gathered that the murdered party agent who is yet to be identified had engaged in a fierce argument with some of the other party agents in one of the polling units.The party agent, who had left the polling unit afterwards was ambushed by suspected political thugs who shot him severally until he died.
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