Nigeria: Edo - ACN Senatorial Candidate Escapes Assassination

Benin — Edo state ahead on Monday was thrown into fear as the state awaits next month general election as the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Edo South Senatorial candidate, Ehigie Uzamere escaped assassination from armed gunmen.

However, his police orderly, Onyisi Ekeaze, a sergeant was not lucky as he was shot in the chest and died while the driver sustained gunshot wounds in his hip.

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