There are unconfirmed reports that a man was shot dead at Owerre Ezukala community in Orumba South Local Government Area during the ongoing governorship election in Anambra State.
Eyewitness accounts claimed that the victim, identified as a councillor in the area, was attacked by unidentified gunmen at Owerre Ezukala Ward 1 while attempting to cast his vote.
A social media post by a Facebook user, Iyke Orji, alleged that the attackers stormed the polling unit, shot the councillor, and fled the scene immediately.
“While voting in Owerre Ezukala Ward 1, unknown gunmen came in and shot a top person and left. The councillor of Owerre Ezukala was fatally shot by the men,” the post read.
However, when contacted, the spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said there had been no official report of such an incident.
“In fact, the state has been peaceful all along, and the atmosphere calm. There is no incident of violence in the state that I’m aware of, at least for now,” Ikenga told NAN.
Security operatives were, however, said to have intensified patrols in parts of Orumba South and neighbouring areas following the unconfirmed report.
