Kidnapped APC Campaign Director In Rivers Shot Dead

The abducted campaign director Ahoada-West Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chisom Lennard, has been shot dead, OduNews reports.

Lennard was reportedly kidnapped by the gunmen dressed in police uniform while voting for the governorship and state House of Assembly elections was going on at Ibagwa polling unit 2 ward 10 in Ahoada West LGA.

The APC chieftain, it was gathered, tried to stop the gunmen from snatching election materials when he was whisked away in a commando fashion.

The State APC Publicity Secretary, Darlington Nwauju, confirmed the incident.

Nwauju stated, “He was abducted from his polling unit during the voting process and taken away.

“Nobody knew where they took him to. It was later in the evening of Saturday that his body was discovered.

“He was APC LGA caretaker chairman and was a PhD student at the Rivers State University.”

“He was APC LGA caretaker chairman and was a PhD student at the Rivers State University.”

The late APC chieftain was an estate surveyor and a former board member of the Greater Port Harcourt City Development Authority during the tenure of Rotimi Amaechi.