There was palpable tension in Imo State on Saturday afternoon after political thugs murdered a party agent.
The murder took place in the Nkwerre Local Government Area of the state.
The killing, one of our correspondents learnt, made voters who had yet to cast their votes to flee the area.
Sunday PUNCH gathered that the murdered party agent whose identity had yet to be ascertained had engaged in an argument with some other party agents in one of the polling units.
The party agent, who had left the polling unit after the argument, was ambushed by political thugs who shot him dead.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, who confirmed the killing to one of our correspondents, said that the police had taken over the investigation.
The PPRO said, “I can confirm that a party agent was shot dead at Nkwerre. We have swiftly responded and taken over the investigation process.
“Outside some pockets of violence the security architecture of the state is wonderful. The security agencies are on top of the situation. We have made a couple of arrests including arrest of fake policemen and military men at Umuobom in the Ideato South LGA.”
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