- Safiu Kehinde
The 2025 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the Anambra State election, Jude Ezenwafor, has narrowly escaped death by whiskey after being shot by unknown gunmen in Abuja.
The incident reportedly occured at Wuse 2 on Friday night when the governorship candidate was returning from an appointment.
Addressing newsmen from his hospital bed in the early hours of Saturday, Ezenwafor confirmed he was shot and seriously injured during the incident.
“I’m currently in the hospital. The doctors are making efforts to operate on me so they can pull out bullets from my body,” he said faintly, as medical personnel prepared him for surgery.
According to reports, two other individuals who were with the PDP governorship candidate at the time of the attack were also reportedly shot.
Their conditions remain unclear at the time of filing this report.
However, there is yet to be an official statement from the PDP and security agencies over the incident.
While the motive behind the attack still largely remains unknown, the incident had reportedly sent shockwaves through political and security circles as preparations for the November 2025 Anambra governorship election intensify.