A man identified as Onyemaechi was burnt alive during an outbreak of violence at the primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia state.

Ogbonnaya Nta, spokesman of the Abia state police command, confirmed the incident to NAN, but did not give details of how Onyemachi was killed.

Nta said the deceased was a member of staff of Isialangwa north local government, venue of the election.

He added that three others sustained injuries, revealing that the command had arrested four persons in connection with the mayhem.

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.

There were also allegations of attempts by some powerful politicians to impose their “anointed’’ candidates.

Don Ubani, publicity secretary of the party, denied the allegations in a telephone interview, but admitted that there were “minor skirmishes during the exercise in some local government areas”.

Ubani said the party’s leadership was still reviewing the reports of the election committees.

https://www.thecable.ng/aggrieved-delegates-set-man-blaze-pdp-primary-abia

Pic 1: chairmanship aspirant
Pic 2: the burnt body

Pic credit: http://pulse.ng/gist/inabia-1-dead-4-arrested-at-chairmanship-primaries-graphic-photo-id5740601.html

They fight because of PDP yet they want Biafra. confused clowns

Why won't Donald Trump want you out of his country?




Any small thing na violence be the next line of action.

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May this not be our portion in Jesus name, Amen. May his soul rest in peace.

RIP

Barbaric

Devil is even surprised at the wickedness of man,so this happened only becos of politics...? I think the killer deserves immediate death tooo

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Rest in Peace

Aba always love playing with fire


Even if they catch thief na still fire

Man's inhumanity to fellow man....may God heal our land

This is pitiable bismal dismal ×lugubrious

Hmmmm. Primitive Destruction Party(PDP)

Rugged them

Turks:
Why won't Donald Trump want you out of his country?




Any small thing na violence be the next line of action.

Why can't you think deep before posting trash....receive sense in Jesus name

ONYEMAECHI This must be an original flat headed Biafran.

Igbo killing Igbo for position, how can they control their Biafra SMH

GLAD TO BE AN AFONJA...EJEPLEJE

Was this one an outsider too? We are our problem

The problem of Nigerians: politicians and religious leaders

So barbaric

I don't still understand how local government chairmen are elected/appointed in abia

RIP....

Some people hv lost their conscience, RIP

this is what would always happen if biafra comes to existence and I wouldn't want to be in that kind of country, they shouldn't include the south in their fight

THAT WHY I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR PDP........THEY HAVE NOTHING GOOD IN THEM ONLY VIOLENCE AND KILLING THEY KNOW

PDP is evil and wicked party

You both are sick. Seriously sick.

Chocogold:

Does this happened in USA? Why can't you think deep before posting trash....receive sense in Jesus name