A councillor representing Eha-Ulo ward in Nsukka Local Government Area Legislative Council in Enugu State, Nelson Sylvester, popularly known as Ofunwa has been murdered by yet to be identified gunmen.
He was murdered at his residence in Eha-Alumonah on Sunday, July 16.
According to reports, the assailants stormed the lawmaker’s house and started raining bullets on him.
The lawmaker who was in the pool of his blood, fled to his neighbour’s house where he eventually died.
It was gathered that the assailants stormed the lawmaker’s house and opened fire on him.
In an attempt to escape, the councillor sought refuge in a nearby compound, where his lifeless body was later discovered.
The Enugu state police command is yet to comment on the development.
