The Local Government election in Imo state today turned bloody in Mbaitoli LGA if Imo state when the security men attached to the APC House of Assembly member representing Mbaitoli state constituency Hon Innocent Ikpamezie and the Imo state deputy governor, Mrs Ekomaru pounced on the councilorship candidate of Africa Democratic Congress ADC for Umunoha/Azara Ward Arc Benjamin Chukwuebuka Simeon, beating him up and breaking his neck.
Trouble began when candidate demanded to see the result sheet where the results were entered, since ISIEC officials came to Umunoha/Azara Ward with no Results sheet.
According to the candidate,he followed them to the Nworieubi the Mbaitoli LGA headquarters to see the the results sheet for the election conducted. But on demanding too see the result sheet, Ikpamezie, the House member representing Mbaitoli, ordered his orderlies to beat him up and drag him to the deputy governor. It was at this juncture that the husband of the deputy governor, a former commissioner under Udenwa, gave the candidate two hot slaps on the face after the police men had broken his neck.
The deputy who showed no motherly feelings to the young man she have his mates in the house, told him ” I che na i ga ewiniri m na my booth” Do you think you can win me in my pooling booth?
She sad this because the ADC candidate also came from the same booth like herself.
The candidate finally escaped when the husband of the deputy governor made moves to get the military to arrest him and deal with him.
Right now the ADC candidate is critically down and in an undisclosed hospital because his life is currently in danger.
