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By Nasir Kura
The governorship and State House of Assembly elections held on Saturday has claimed the life of an election observer in Enugu state.
The policeman shot dead the election observer in Umuida community, Enugu Ezike, Igbo-Eze north local government area of the state.
The observer was shot in the head by the police officer stationed close to the residence of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Senator Ayogu Eze.
The spokesman of the Enugu police command, Ebere Amarizu, confirmed the incident and attributed it to “accidental discharge”.
The victim, who is yet to be identified, was first taken to St Mary’s Hospital in Enugu Ezike before he was transferred to another hospital in Enugu town.
The man was said to have had a confrontation with the policeman at a polling unit metres away from Eze’s residence.
