Gunmen had killed the ward chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Umuchoke ward ,Okwe in the Onuimo Local Government of Imo State, Christian Ihim.
After the killing ,the gunmen kidnapped five other chieftains of the ruling party in the community.According to sources,on Wednesday ,the attackers shot sporadically through the night making the villagers flee.Apart from killing and kidnapping the APC chieftains, the gunmen also invaded a neighbouring community called Okwelle and also kidnapped a female member of the APC identified as Onyinyechi Egenti.
The slain chairman is said to be a former aide of the immediate past national Organising secretary of APC, Emma Ibediro. Due to the development , the community has been deserted.A source said, “The ward chairman of APC in Umuchoke Okwe in Onuimo Local Government Area has been killed. Apart from killing him they also kidnapped five APC members in the community. They also went to the Okwelle community and kidnapped an APC female member known as Onyinyechi Egenti. Our community is on the run now. They shot like it was a war period.” 
