Kinsmen of the murdered Labour Party candidate for Enugu East Senatorial district, Barr. Oyibo Chukwu, on Friday, hinted that the deceased confided in a number of people that his life was under threat.
They made the claims at different press briefings addressed by some leaders of his Amuri community and the immediate members of his family.
Spokesman of his Amuri kinsmen, Dr. Ben Nwoye, who led a delegation to Chukwu’s Enugu residence, called on the Federal Government to intervene in the incessant political killings in the state.
Chukwu was attacked and burnt to death last Wednesday alongside other members of the party at Amaechi Awkunanaw, Enugu, while returning from a campaign rally ahead of the 2023 general election.
Nwoye expressed sadness over the murder of Chukwu, describing him as a great statesman.
He expressed dismay over what he described as conspiracy of silence, recalling that the perpetrators of previous killings in the state were yet to be apprehended.
Nwoye called on the Federal Government and the international community to intervene and stop such shedding of blood in Enugu.
He also called on security agencies to provide security for the family members of the late Chukwu and decried a situation where they had remained exposed.
“Darkness has befallen Enugu State, Amuri and Nigeria, he was a good man, a statesman who served this nation with his whole heart, a former member of the Constituent Assembly. The sin he committed was because he indicated interest to run in an election to serve his people.
“We the people of Amuri Ancient Kingdom are calling on the Enugu State Government, the International Community and the Federal Government to put an end to this.
“We cannot have democracy when you kill people because they want to vote. Amuri people need protection. The family of Oyibo Chukwu needs protection because we don’t know who killed him,” he stated
