Sunday Agwu, an aide to the Ebonyi state governor, David Umahi, has died in an auto crash.
Agwu died on Sunday, December 25, in an auto crash which happened along the Enugu-Abakaliki expressway.
Sources close to the family said that the Christmas celebration for members of Agwu’s family was bleak and tragic considering the role and position that he occupied in the family.
The car of the victim, who was until his death the coordinator of Ishielu development centre in the Ishielu local government area of the state, crashed as a result of over-speeding.
Agwu died while receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital within the state, The Vanguard reports.
The chairman of Ishielu council area, Obinna Onwe, while reacting to the development, described Agwu’s death as a colossal loss to the council and the state at large.
He called on the family of the deceased to take consolation in the God.
Recall that another aide to Governor Umahi was shot dead by suspected kidnappers few weeks ago in Anambra state.
The victim, Leonard Alegu, who was a member of the Ebonyi state house of assembly service commission, was shot dead by gunmen.
The incident occurred along the Enugu-Onitsha expressway, Umunya community, in Oyi local government area of Anambra state.
A source revealed that the deceased was travelling from Abakaliki to Onitsha to attend a child dedication ceremony when the incident occurred.
The source added that Alegu stopped to urinate by the roadside when the kidnappers accosted him, and in the process of struggling to escape from them, he was shot in the stomach, while they escaped with his vehicle and phone.
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