A piece of recent information has it that some unidentified gunmen have shot dead the youth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, south-east Nigeria.
The victim, Lucky Idoko, hailed from Unadu, a community in the council area.
He represented the community as a councilor.
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 told iTRYBE there were speculations in the community that the incident must have been an assassination.
Meanwhile, police spokesperson in Enugu State, 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 said.
Enugu, like other states in Nigeria’s south-east, has witnessed an increase in deadly attacks lately.
