Kidnapped Rivers APC campaign director shot dead
Chisom Lennard, the APC campaign coordinator in Rivers State’s Ahoada-West Local Government Area, was killed by gunmen hours after being kidnapped.
While voting for the governorship and state House of Assembly elections took place at Ibagwa polling unit 2 ward 10 in Ahoada West LGA, Lennard was reportedly abducted by gunmen wearing police uniforms.
According to reports, the APC leader attempted to stop the gunmen from stealing poll equipment before being commando-style abducted.
The State APC Publicity Secretary, Darlington Nwauju, confirmed the incident to newsmen.
Nwauju stated, “He was abducted from his polling unit during the voting process and taken away.
“Nobody knew where they took him to. It was later in the evening of Saturday that his body was discovered.
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“He was APC LGA caretaker chairman and was a PhD student at the Rivers State University.”
Late Lennard’s body was riddled with bullets in a pool of his own blood along the Ibueahi-Ubeta road in Ahoada West LGA of the state.
The late APC chieftain was an estate surveyor and a former board member of the Greater Port Harcourt City Development Authority during the tenure of Rotimi Amaechi.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the state Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said she will find out from the Ahoada Area command and get back to our correspondent.
Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.
Kidnapped Rivers APC campaign director shot dead
