{"id":279826,"date":"2023-07-17T09:52:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T08:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=279826"},"modified":"2023-07-17T12:11:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T11:11:46","slug":"gunmen-reportedly-assassinate-enugu-councilor-nelson-sylvester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/07\/17\/gunmen-reportedly-assassinate-enugu-councilor-nelson-sylvester\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen reportedly assassinate Enugu Councilor, Nelson Sylvester"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Report of his suspected assassination has sparked tension in the town and other neighbouring communities<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Communities thrown into mourning<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Councilor, Nelson Sylvester, popularly known as Ofunwa, representing Eha-Ulo ward, in Nsukka Local Government Area Legislative Council, Enugu State, has been shot dead.<\/p>\n<p>According to report, he was murdered by gunmen on Sunday night at his residence in Eha-Alumonah.<\/p>\n<p>Although details of the incident are still sketchy, sources disclosed that the assailants stormed the lawmaker\u2019s house and started raining bullets on him.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the Councilor ran into a neighbouring compound, from where his lifeless body was later recovered.<\/p>\n<p>The development has sparked tension in the town and other neighbouring communities.<\/p>\n<p>According to Dailypost, the source, who described the suspected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/03\/17\/oyo-apc-gov-candidate-escapes-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assassination<\/a> as one too many, added that \u201cit is heartbreaking; it is too hard for us to swallow. 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