Nigerian senate candidate shot dead and body burnt
Local media reports that his companions were also shot dead before their vehicle was set on fire and the bodies were inside.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
On Wednesday, assailants shot and set fire to the corpse of a Nigerian senatorial candidate as he was leaving a rally in the southern state of Enugu.
The assault on Labour Party candidate Oyibo Chukwu took place three days before Saturday's general elections, which are being hailed as the most competitive in the nation's 24-year history.
Local media reports that his companions were also shot dead before their vehicle was set on fire and the bodies were inside.
Political parties that feel threatened by the growth of the Labour Party in the state and are concerned that they might lose the election on Saturday are aiming assassinations at members of our party. said Chijioke Edeoga, a prospective state governor contender.
Despite Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour party, urging followers to vote "correctly, peacefully, and hopefully," the Labour party has not responded to the assault.
