Governor’s aide reportedly killed in ghastly auto accident
Governor’s aide reportedly killed in ghastly auto accident
Calamity befell the camp of the Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi on Sunday as one of his aides, Mr Sunday Agwu yesterday lost his life in an auto crash in the State.
It was gathered that the Umahi’s aide died in his vehicle following an accident due to over-speeding along the Enugu-Abakaliki expressway.
The aide, who is the Coordinator of Ishielu Development Centre of Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was reportedly rushed to an undisclosed hospital after the accident, but he gave up the ghost at the hospital and his corpse was immediately deposited at the mortuary.
The victim is said to be a henchman behind a section of the powers that be in the State as he is an acclaimed force that would have determined the outcome of the 2023 general election in Ishielu LGA of the State.
Reacting, the Chairman of Ishielu LGA, Mr Obinna Onwe described the death of the Agwu as a colossal loss to the Council and the State at large.
He called on the family of the deceased to take consolation in the Lord as only God knows the real reason behind every event on earth.
It will be recalled that another Aide to the Governor was shot dead by suspected kidnappers a few weeks ago in Anambra State.
The victim, who was a member of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly Service Commission, Barrister Leonard Chibuzor Alegu, was shot by unknown gunmen.
It was gathered that the incident occurred in the late hours of Saturday, December 17th along the Enugu-Onitsha expressway, in the Umunya community, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra state.
A source revealed that the deceased was travelling from Abakaliki to Onitsha to attend a child dedication when the incident occurred.
It was further gathered that the deceased stopped to ease himself when his killers accosted him, and in the process of struggling to escape from them, he was shot in the stomach; while the killers made away with his vehicle and phone.
