The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the 2025 Anambra State election, Chief Jude Ezenwafor, has been shot by unknown gunmen in Abuja.
The attack reportedly occurred on Friday night in the Wuse 2 area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) while Ezenwafor was returning from a private engagement. He is currently hospitalised in an undisclosed medical facility, where he is receiving emergency treatment for multiple gunshot wounds.
Speaking faintly from his hospital bed early Saturday, the visibly shaken candidate described the incident as a near-death experience:
“I’m currently in the hospital. The doctors are making efforts to operate me so that they can pull out bullets from my body,” he said.
Although details surrounding the circumstances of the attack remain unclear, members of his media team have confirmed the shooting and disclosed that the case has been reported to the police, with an investigation ongoing.
Security agencies are yet to issue an official statement on the incident.
Chief Ezenwafor, who was once a presidential aspirant under the Labour Party (LP), recently returned to the PDP and emerged as the party’s flagbearer for the forthcoming Anambra governorship election scheduled for later this year.
The shooting has raised concerns within political circles, especially with the intensifying atmosphere ahead of the Anambra polls, and many observers have called for a thorough investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice.
