A man identified as Onyenmaechi Onyenro was burnt alive during an outbreak of violence at the primary election of the PDP in Abia state. Ogbonnaya Nta, spokesman of the Abia state police command, confirmed the incident.
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Onyenro was a Security Man attached to Isialangwa North Local Government, venue of the election. Nta added that three others sustained injuries, revealing that the command had arrested four persons in connection with the mayhem. . .
Onyenro was married with 3 kids. The names of two of the three other persons that were badly burnt, are Amarachi Orioha (pictured) and Florence Akwarandu. A witness said trouble broke out when some delegates rejected the list presented by officials who were to conduct the exercise. . .
He said the delegates threatened to disrupt the exercise on the grounds that the list was allegedly “doctored” to favour a particular aspirant.
The witness said in the midst of the crisis, “somebody sneaked into the chairman’s office with a jerrycan of petrol and set the place ablaze”. . .
“The intention was to burn the disputed list.” The primary, which were organised to elect the party’s flag bearers for the December 17 local government election in the state, was stalemated in most of the 17 council areas due to violence. Crdt: AbiaFacts"
Onyenro was a Security Man attached to Isialangwa North Local Government, venue of the election. Nta added that three others sustained injuries, revealing that the command had arrested four persons in connection with the mayhem. . .
Onyenro was married with 3 kids. The names of two of the three other persons that were badly burnt, are Amarachi Orioha (pictured) and Florence Akwarandu. A witness said trouble broke out when some delegates rejected the list presented by officials who were to conduct the exercise. . .
He said the delegates threatened to disrupt the exercise on the grounds that the list was allegedly “doctored” to favour a particular aspirant.
The witness said in the midst of the crisis, “somebody sneaked into the chairman’s office with a jerrycan of petrol and set the place ablaze”. . .
“The intention was to burn the disputed list.” The primary, which were organised to elect the party’s flag bearers for the December 17 local government election in the state, was stalemated in most of the 17 council areas due to violence. Crdt: AbiaFacts"
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