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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Police in Anambra has denied knowledge of the death of anybody during the Anambra State Governorship Supplementary Election in Ihiala Local Government Area.<\/p>\n

There were claims on social media that soldiers patrolling around the distribution\/ Collation Centre at the Ihiala Local Government Headquarters reportedly shot dead a yet-to-be-identified man.<\/p>\n

When our correspondent visited the local government headquarters, those interviewed denied knowledge of the incident.<\/p>\n

When contacted on the telephone by our correspondent, the Zone 13 Police Headquarters Public Relations Officer, Nkeiru Nwode said there was nothing like that before the police.<\/p>\n

She said, \u201cWe don\u2019t have such a report and I don\u2019t think something like that happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

BREAKING: Gunmen, joint security operatives in alleged 3 hours gun battle in Ihiala<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Police in Anambra has denied knowledge of the death of anybody during the Anambra State Governorship Supplementary Election in Ihiala Local Government Area. There were claims on social media that soldiers patrolling around the distribution\/ Collation Centre at the Ihiala Local Government Headquarters reportedly shot dead a yet-to-be-identified man. 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