{"id":170197,"date":"2025-07-19T20:47:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T19:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/anambra-pdp-candidate-ezenwafor-escapes-assassination"},"modified":"2025-07-19T21:59:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T20:59:31","slug":"anambra-pdp-candidate-ezenwafor-escapes-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/anambra-pdp-candidate-ezenwafor-escapes-assassination","title":{"rendered":"Anambra PDP Candidate Ezenwafor Escapes Assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the forthcoming Anambra State election, Jude Ezenwafor, has escaped assassination attempt on his life after he was shot by hoodlums.<\/p>\n<p>Ezenwafor, who is currently in a private hospital in Abuja where he is due for a surgery session, told journalists early Saturday morning that he suffered a near death situation when gunmen accosted him around Wuse 2 on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Still nursing injuries amidst excruciating pains, Ezenwafor confirmed that he was on his way home after an appointment when the incident happened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m currently in the hospital. The doctors are making efforts to operate me so that they can pull out bullets from my body,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The PDP Governorship candidate was shot alongside two persons who were with him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the forthcoming Anambra State election, Jude Ezenwafor, has escaped assassination attempt on his life after he was shot by hoodlums. 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