Gunmen have reportedly shot one of the chairmanship aspirants for the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress , Pastor Silas Buowe , on the stomach.
Buowe was attacked around the Forest Holiday Hotels along Emiye Road in Oleh , administrative headquarters of Isoko South Council Area of the state on Wednesday , after a haircut .
The victim who had intensified campaign to become the next APC chairman in the state in the forthcoming convention , is also the senior pastor of Faith Teaching Bible Church , with headquarter in Oleh.
He was also the former member of the Delta State House of Assembly for Isoko South Constituency II between 2003 and 2007 .
Buowe ’s relative who spoke on condition anonymity confirmed the development when contacted on phone on Thursday .
The source said the victim was waylaid by a team of arms - wielding youths and was shot at a closed range, while his car was also shattered with bullets .
The source stated that the motive for the attempts at Silas Buowe ’s life was not clear.
Giving details of the attack , the source said , “He was attacked around Forest Holiday Hotels in Oleh, where he had gone to cut his hair .
“ As he was about to leave, a Jetta car carrying some young men blocked his vehicle and they immediate opened fire on him.
“ They shot him on the stomach and the bullets went out through his back .
“He is currently in theater , being operated upon at a hospital in Warri.
“ We have been battling to save his life since yesterday (Wednesday ) .
“ From what the doctors said , he sustained some fractures and some of his intestines were affected by the bullets .
“ Several laboratory tests have been done and we are awaiting some of the results. ”
The State Acting Publicity Secretary of APC , Leonard Obibi , could not immediately confirm the incident when contacted by our correspondent.
Similarly , the State Police Public Relation Officer, Andrew Aniamaka , told
The PUNCH that he had not been briefed about the attack .
However, a senior police officer at the Ozoro Area Command confirmed the incident , saying that investigation into the attack had commenced.


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