Safiu Kehinde
A Party Agent for the All Progressive Congress in Rivers State, Chisom Leonard, has been found dead hours after being reported kidnapped yesterday.
As contained in a Facebook post by one Comrade Phils, the deceased was said to have been shot dead by his abductors.
According to the post, the late Chisom was the LGA Coordinator for APC’s Gubernatorial candidate, Tonye Cole, at Ahoada West, Rivers State.
While tributes flow over the death of the party agent, several Facebook users have condemned the murder with a user stating that the deceased should have steered clear of the election, considering the nature of Ahoada West Local Government.
“For a man who knows the situation of Ahoada West in Rivers State, he should have stayed clear off the election. I say this because I’m from there. May the Lord console his family.” The user with the name, Lucky Ezinnam John, had commented.
The local government have, overtime, been married with election violence with a recent report by Sahara Reporters revealing that political thugs had earlier this year attacked the governorship candidate of a political party and his campaign team in Akinima Town, Ahoada West LGA.