Hoodlums on Friday, attacked the home of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Izizi/Abakaliki Federal Constituency, Barnabas Ofoke.
Cars and other property were destroyed during the attack, while the occupants of the house ran for safety.
Spokesperson of the PDP in Ebonyi State, Chika Nwoba in a statement on Friday accused the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state of being responsible for the attack.
The House is in Izzi Local Government Area.
Both Mr Ofoke and the APC governorship candidate, who is the Speaker of Ebonyi House of Assembly, Francis Nwifuru are from the local government area.
The PDP spokesperson in the state, Mr Nwoba said Mr Ofoke’s compound was a designated venue for the PDP governorship rally in the local government area scheduled for today, Friday.
The house which was attacked is within the compound.
“This was the compound the campaign was meant to hold since the APC governorship candidate and Governor Umahi declared no open space for PDP in the local government area,” Mr Nwoba said.
Nwifuru, APC react
The APC and its governorship candidate, Francis Nwifuru, denied having a hand in the attack.
A member of the party’s media team and an aide to Governor David Umahi, Brutus Orogwu said the incident was self-inflicted.
He said the PDP staged the attack to tarnish the image of the APC and its governorship candidate.
