BREAKING: President of Haiti has been assassinated By Abdurraheem Olaiya

The Interim Prime Minister of Haiti has announced that the President of Haiti, Jovenel Moise has been assassinated in his home. @INTELREGION - WE ARE HERE TO ENRICH YOUR LIFE AND TO INFORM, EDUCATE AND ENTERTAIN YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE. FOLLOW US. — Intel Region (@IntelRegion) October 6, 2020 It was also gathered by local media that his wife was left wounded. According to a statement from the Haiti’s interim prime minister, Claude Joseph in the early hours of Wednesday, he said: “A group of individuals who have not been identified, some of whom were speaking Spanish, attacked the private residence of the President of the Republic and fatally injured the Head of State” Joseph said the first lady was also shot, but survived the attack. He condemned the “odious, inhuman and barbaric act” and appealed for calm, adding that “All measures have been taken to ensure the continuity of the State and to protect the Nation. Democracy and the Republic will win out” Joseph further announced that he is now in charge pf the country. Join any of these WhatsApp Groups to receive Prompt News Update on WhatsApp Moise had been ruling Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, by decree, after legislative elections due in 2018 were delayed in the wake of disputes, including on when his own term ends. In addition to the political crisis, kidnappings for ransom have surged in recent months, further reflecting the growing influence of armed gangs in the Caribbean nation. Haiti also faces chronic poverty and recurrent natural disasters. The president faced steep opposition from swathes of the population that deemed his mandate illegitimate, and he churned through a series of seven prime ministers in four year. Most recently, Joseph was supposed to be replaced this week after only three months in the post. In addition to presidential, legislative and local elections, Haiti was due to have a constitutional referendum in September after it was twice postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Supported by Moise, the text of the constitutional reform, aimed at strengthening the executive branch, has been overwhelmingly rejected by the opposition and many civil society organizations. The constitution currently in force was written in 1987 after the fall of the Duvalier dictatorship and declares that “any popular consultation aimed at modifying the Constitution by referendum is formally prohibited.” Critics had also claimed it was impossible to organise a poll, given the general insecurity in the country. AFP