Nigeria's electoral body suspends Enugu senatorial election after candidate killed

FILE PHOTO-Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) addresses the media after the postponement of Nigeria's presidential election in Abuja, Nigeria February 20, 2019 REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's electoral commission has suspended the senatorial election in southeastern Enugu, where the opposition Labour Party candidate was killed, the commission's chairman Mahmood Yakubu said on Friday.

One opposition party candidate and the driver of a campaign minibus belonging to another party were killed in a series of coordinated attacks in Enugu State on Thursday ahead of an election on Saturday, police said.