Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said a manhunt for the remaining suspects had been launched.
The statement read, “Police operatives of the command have arrested one male suspect and a member of the criminal gang alleged to have attacked and murdered one Nelson Sylvester identified as the councillor representing the Eha-Ulo Ehalumona Council Ward, on July 16, 2023 around 11.30 pm at Umualoji Village in the Ehalumona community of Nsukka Local Government Area.
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