Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu West Senatorial District, James Nwajoku, was, on Saturday evening, shot by unknown gunmen along Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway by unknown gunmen.
In its reaction, the state APC chapter condemned, in strong terms, the shooting, calling on security agents to carry out thorough investigation on the attack with a view to unmasking perpetrators of the crime.
It said the victim, who is currently receiving medical attention at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku Ozalla, Enugu, was shot by bandits on the head in his car.
State Chairman of the party, Dr. Ben Nwoye, who visited the victim in the hospital, urged the police to ensure that those behind the barbaric act are apprehended and brought to justice.
“We want to call on security operatives to carry out thorough investigation on this ugly incident because this is not the first time our members are being attacked.
“If you recall, I narrowly escaped death by the whiskers sometime last year, when unknown heavily armed men invaded my Enugu residence, looking for me to be killed. They shot one of the policemen attached to me who was seriously injured and even took away his rifle, and up till date, the gun has not been recovered or the perpetrators arrested.
“So, our party the APC is calling on the state Commissioner of Police, Suleiman Balarabe, to engineer a proper investigation into this latest attack involving the Enugu West APC Youth Leader, who was seriously injured ”.
The victim is a son of former Enugu State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Onyiaoha Nwajoku, now a traditional ruler in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State.
Meanwhile, Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu Command, DSP Ebere Amarizu, said he has not received any report on the incident.
“I have not received the report. I cannot confirm the report of what I don’t have”, Amarizu said.
