The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the upcoming 2025 Anambra State election, Chief Jude Ezenwafor, has been shot by unknown gunmen in Abuja.
The attack occurred on Friday night around the Wuse 2 area of the Federal Capital Territory while Ezenwafor was returning home from an appointment. He is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja.
Speaking to journalists from his hospital bed early Saturday morning, the visibly shaken politician described the ordeal as a near-death experience.
“I’m currently in the hospital. The doctors are making efforts to operate me so that they can pull out bullets from my body,” Ezenwafor said in a faint voice.
Although details of the incident remained sketchy as of press time, his media team confirmed that he sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was immediately rushed to the emergency unit after the attack.
Security agencies are yet to issue an official statement on the incident. However, a source within the PDP campaign team revealed that the matter has been formally reported to the police and that an investigation is underway.
Ezenwafor, a former presidential aspirant under the Labour Party before returning to the PDP, was recently confirmed as the party’s flagbearer for the Anambra State governorship election scheduled later this year.
