The governorship candidate of the African Action Congress in the November 8, 2025 governorship election in Anambra State, Chioma Ifemeludike, has condemned the killing of a businessman Ifesinachi Onyekere.
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‎Onyekere, also known as “Fish Magnet”, was abducted by gunmen at his residence in Ezinifite community, Okpuno, Awka South LGA of Anambra State, in a late-night attack on Saturday and was subsequently killed.
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‎Ifemeludike, a governorship hopeful, in a press statement released on Thursday, urged the state government and relevant agencies to take immediate and
‎transparent steps to investigate the murder and bring those responsible to justice.
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‎She said the death is a painful reminder of the deep insecurity that now defines daily life across communities.
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‎The statement read in part, “The African Action Congress and the Chioma4Governor Campaign Team
‎condemn this horrific killing in the strongest terms. We demand accountability and action.
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‎”Ifesinachi Onyekere, popularly known as ‘Fish Magnet’, was a young entrepreneur, a social media voice, and a bright spark from Anambra State. On Sunday, he was abducted and murdered in cold blood, right here in his own state. We are devastated. And we are angry.

‎”The AAC Anambra and the Chioma4Governor Campaign Team
‎condemn this horrific killing in the strongest terms. Ifesinachi was one of our own—young, full of ideas, committed to his hustle, and representative of the very spirit Anambra claims to
celebrate.
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‎”We are not going to treat this as just another tragic headline. We demand that the Anambra State Government, under the leadership of Governor Chukwuma Soludo, take immediate and
transparent steps to investigate this murder and bring those responsible to justice. This cannot be swept under the carpet.”

‎She added that it was the constitutional duty of the government to protect lives and property but lamented that the current administration had distanced itself from the people.

This is unacceptable. We cannot continue like this. We cannot mourn one more young person, full of promise,
whose life is cut short by violence, and then move on like nothing happened. Ifesinachi’s death must not become just another number.

‎”We demand action. We demand accountability. We demand justice—not just for Fish Magnet, but for every Anambra son and daughter who lives in fear,” the statement added.

(Punch)