Action Alliance (AA’s) candidate in the Imo North Senatorial District in the 2019 National Assembly election, Mr Ndubuisi Emenike has been shot dead by an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
Orlando Ikeokwu, spokesperson for the Imo State Police command who confirmed the killing on Sunday, January 26, 2020, said Mr Emenike was shot dead by the NSCDC official during a celebration party held in honour of APC’s Miriam Onuoha the winner of the Okigwe North Federal Constituency
The said NSCDC operative is said to have been attached to the AA Senatorial candidate and had escorted him to the victory party.
Witnesses say NSCDC official was shooting consistently into the air and mistakenly shot his boss, disrupting the party which was already underway.
Mr Emenike fell and lost consciousness and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital.
Police say the NSCDC official is presently in custody even as the command has launched an investigation into the ugly incident.
