Gunmen reportedly assassinate Enugu Councilor, Nelson Sylvester

• Report of his suspected assassination has sparked tension in the town and other neighbouring communities
• Communities thrown into mourning
  

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A Councilor, Nelson Sylvester, popularly known as Ofunwa, representing Eha-Ulo ward, in Nsukka Local Government Area Legislative Council, Enugu State, has been shot dead.

According to report, he was murdered by gunmen on Sunday night at his residence in Eha-Alumonah.

Although details of the incident are still sketchy, sources disclosed that the assailants stormed the lawmaker’s house and started raining bullets on him.

He added that the Councilor ran into a neighbouring compound, from where his lifeless body was later recovered.

The development has sparked tension in the town and other neighbouring communities.

According to Dailypost, the source, who described the suspected assassination as one too many, added that “it is heartbreaking; it is too hard for us to swallow. We are in deep agony.”

All efforts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Enugu, DSP Daniel Ndukwe proved abortive as he was yet to respond as of the time of filing this report.

In another tragic development, a Lagos chief, Baale of Lotu community, Epe, Fatai Jubril, 43, has been murdered by another traditional leader,during a land dispute at the weekend.

It was alleged that the Baale(nameswitheld), led some thugs numbering over 40, accosted the deceased and took him in handcuff to the disputed land in Museyo, Epe.

It was gathered that the thugs were accompanied by security operatives in mufti who handcuffed Jubril.

A family source told Journalists that trouble started when Jubril resisted to be handcuffed and he was beaten and subdued by the thugs accompanied y some security men in mufti before taken him to the land in dispute.

The source said that at the disputed land, those loyal to Jubril wanted to secure his release,but serious crisis ensued and there was exchange of gunfiring where Jubril was shot dead.

According to the source, Jubril died on the spot, fueling speculation that his abductors had the intention of killing him as he was shot in the head a a close range.