There was mild tension in the Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu on Saturday, as gunmen reportedly killed the youth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Area.
The victim, Lucky Idoko, hailed from Unadu, a community in the council area.
He represented the community as a councillor.
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The APC youth leader, who was the chairperson of a local vigilante group, was shot dead in the community on Saturday while travelling on a commercial motorcycle.
The motorcyclist conveying him was said to have escaped unhurt.
Sources said there were speculations in the community that the incident must have been an assassination.
The police spokesperson in Enugu, Daniel Ndukwe, has confirmed the incident.
“The command has launched an investigation into the case of the alleged shooting and murder of one Lucky Idoko,” he told Premium Times.