The Ebonyi State Police Command on Friday, has made it known that the killing of Peter Nweke of the Peoples Democratic Party was the doing of Leonard Kelechi Nwali, a Labour Party House of Assembly aspirant in Ezza North Constituency, and three others.
Nweke’s death followed his attack on March 18, 2023 during the governorship and state House of Assembly elections by political hoodlums at the polling unit.
The killing of the PDP Ward chairman is reportedly the handiwork of Nwali, the Labour Party Assembly candidate for Ezza North Constituency.
He is said to have confessed to the crime, alongside three others, namely Onyebuchi Chita, Aloke Obinna, of Ogboji and Ifeanyi Nwokpuku.
The Labour candidate by the account of the police command via a statement its spokesperson, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya released was overwhelmed by Nweke’s political influence in the area and so contrived to edge him out by ending his life.
Onovwakpoyeya’s remark; “During the interrogation of the suspects, the first suspect, Leonard Kelechi Nwali, a Labour Party House of Assembly aspirant, Ezza North Constituency, confessed to hiring the assailants who were meant to torture the late Peter Nweke. However, he died in the process. According to him, the late Peter Nweke posed a threat to his political ambition, so he contacted one Akwasi of Umuezeoka, in Ezza North LGA, who spearheaded the torture that eventually resulted in the death of Mr Peter Nweke.
“The second suspect, Onyebuchi Chita, of Nkomoro community, in the same local government area, confessed to have brought in the killers from Nkomoro into Ogboji community, where Peter Nweke was killed.
“The third suspect, Aloke Obinna, of Ogboji community, confessed to have given his motorcycle to one Onyebuchi Chita for escape after the incident.
“While Ifeanyi Nwokpuku, the fourth suspect, of Ogboji community in Ezza North LGA, conspired with one Sampson Nweke, who pointed Peter Nweke out to the killers.”
He concluded that the four suspects would have their days in court upon investigation conclusion.
