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Gov Election 2023: APC Member Shot Dead in Cross River

  • Date of Occurrence
    March 18, 2023
  • State/Country
    Cross River, Nigeria
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A member of the All Progressives Congress has been shot dead in Cross River State.

It was gathered that the incident happened on Saturday morning at Ogoja in the northern senatorial district.

The victim, who was simply identified as Joe, was allegedly shot dead by a soldier for creating a rowdy scene in a polling centre.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer SP Irene Ugbo, said, “that is the information we got.”

 

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  • Date of Occurrence
    2023-03-18
  • State/Country
    Cross River
  • Perpetrator
    Solider
  • Source
    https://punchng.com/gov-election-2023-apc-member-shot-dead-in-cross-river/
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Cross River, Nigeria

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  • South South
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Political Restrictions
Gender of Victim(s)
  • Male
Mode of Attacks
  • Unlawful Killings, Physical Attacks, Torture, Degrading Treatment
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