Hoodlums ambushed Oforchukwu Egbo, a candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party in the Enugu North/South Federal Constituency on Wednesday.
According to reports, the incident occurred at Eke-Otu in Amechi Awkunanaw, Enugu South Local Government Area of the state.
The hoodlums killed the driver of one of the buses in the convoy.
His body, according to reports, was burnt with the vehicle.
On Wednesday evening, gunmen attacked and killed the Labour Party senatorial candidate for Enugu East senatorial district, Mr Oyibo Chukwu, along with five of his supporters in Amechi.
All efforts to speak with the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, proved abortive as he could not be reached on telephone as at the time of filing this report.