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Assailants ,in the early hours of Friday, attacked the home of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Izizi/Abakaliki Federal Constituency, Barnabas Ofoke.
Cars and other property were destroyed during the attack, while the occupants of the house ran for safety.
Spokesperson of the PDP in Ebonyi State, Chika Nwoba in a statement on Friday accused the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state of being responsible for the attack.
The House is in Izzi Local Government Area.
Both Mr Ofoke and the APC governorship candidate, who is the Speaker of Ebonyi House of Assembly, Francis Nwifuru are from the local government area.
PREMIUM TIMES could not independently verify the claim that the APC was involved in the attack.
The PDP spokesperson in the state, Mr Nwoba said Mr Ofoke’s compound was a designated venue for the PDP governorship rally in the local government area scheduled for today, Friday.
The house which was attacked is within the compound.
“This was the compound the campaign was meant to hold since the APC governorship candidate and Governor Umahi declared no open space for PDP in the local government area,” Mr Nwoba said.
