The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Imo State chapter, on Saturday condemned the gunmen attack on the residence of the party’s candidate for Ideato Federal Constituency, in the forthcoming 2023 National Assembly election, Ikenga Ugochinyere.
In a statement sent to POLITICS NIGERIA, the PDP chapter in the state confirmed the attack which left at least four people dead, and said that “despite its demand for the arrest and prosecution of those involved in that onslaught, nothing has been done by the security till this moment”.
The statement was issued by the party’s spokesperson in the state, Collins Opuruozor.
It reads: “Imo PDP Alerts Security Agencies, Nigerians, International Community To Sponsored Killings, Arson Going On At the Akokwa Residence of Ikenga Ugochinyere, PDP Candidate For Ideato Federal Constituency.
“The PDP in Imo State alerts that, at the moment, there is a well-coordinated armed attack going on at the Akokwa residence of Ikenga Ugochinyere, the candidate of our party for Ideato North/South Federal Constituency.
“This has resulted in the killing of an undisclosed number of persons. Also, buildings are reported to have been set ablaze.
“Our efforts to get back to our candidate, Ugochinyere, who was present at his residence when this attack began and who had personally alerted us to the attack, has proven abortive. However, a torrent of messages, a while ago, from Ikenga’s close aides bore some deeply pathetic lines like: “Everywhere is on fire! They are killing us! We are going!”
“Imo PDP calls on security agencies to immediately intervene and quell the attack on our candidate and our party members at his residence in Akokwa.
“Nigerians and international community are to recall that on December 23, 2022, there was an attack on the convoy of our candidate by clearly-identified agents of the Imo State Government.
“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.”
