Lucky Okechukwu, an APC youth leader in Enugu State's Igboeze South Local Government Area, reportedly died at the hands of an unidentified assailant.
Details of the heinous act have not yet been confirmed by police.
However, newsmen learned that the man was killed by gunfire last night in the town's Unadu neighbourhood.
The incident was confirmed by a leader of the state's leading opposition party who begged to remain nameless.
“Yes, it is true. I don’t know his real name but we received information that he was shot dead by gunmen last night. If the party want to speak on the incident, it will definitely be going to issue a statement on that,” the source said.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, is yet to issue a statement on the incident as he could not pick up his calls or respond to text messages.