Unknown gunmen assassinated and burned Mr Oyibo Chukwu, the Labour Party's senatorial candidate for Enugu East Senatorial District.
The gunmen also killed five of his supporters who were inside his car.
Prime9jaOnline gathered, the incident occurred on Wednesday evening in Amechi Awkunanaw, Enugu South Local Government Area.
Chijioke Edeoga, the Labour Party's governorship candidate, confirmed the unfortunate incident, saying that the gunmen shot him inside his vehicle with five other people inside and set the car on fire.
"It is true that our senatorial candidate for the Enugu East senatorial district in Saturday's election was assassinated. They (the gunmen) shot him and five others before setting fire to them.
“Our party members are being targeted for assassination by political parties that felt threatened by the rise of the Labour Party in the state and are afraid they may lose the Saturday’s election.”
It would be recalled that the Labour Party campaigns and political activities had been attacked on several occasions.
Several members and supporters of the party had been injured and property worth millions destroyed by gunmen believed to be working for the ruling party in the state.