The Anambra State Police Command has said that five persons, comprising two policemen and three civilians, were killed in Sunday’s attack on the convoy of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.
Recall that Ubah, who represents Anambra South in the Senate, was attacked in Enugwu Ukwu community, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state.
Media Assistant to the senator, Mr Kameh Ogbonna said that his principal would have been dead but for the bulletproof SUV he rode in.
Speaking on the incident, state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Tochukwu Ikenga, said that apart from the five persons killed, two policemen who were injured in the incident were receiving treatment.
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“Two policemen and three civilians were killed in the attack while the two injured police officers are currently receiving treatment.
“No arrest has been made yet as we are still exploring every avenue to unravel the perpetrators of the attack. Further details will be communicated as development unfolds,” the police spokesman said.
Meanwhile, The Punch quoted an unnamed source as saying that Ubah lost his treasurer and personal assistant.
“Senator Ifeanyi Ubah lost his treasurer, Mr Ikechukwu Odum, who is his most trusted aide. He also lost his personal assistant, Mr Goodness Mathias.
“Another man killed, who was not in the convoy of the Senator, was identified as Onowu Agu-Ukwu Nri. He is said to be a titled chief in the neighbouring Nri community and had just driven to Enugwu-Ukwu to drop someone who visited him, who would be travelling to Lagos this morning, and he was unlucky to be at that point at the time when Senator Ubah was attacked.
“He was driving an SUV, so the assassins may have thought he was in the senator’s convoy, and he was gunned down.
“During the confusion on Sunday, all the cars were just hitting one another. Since the vehicle the senator was driving in was bulletproof, his driver managed to manoeuvre out of the damaged cars and drive away, even as it was being shot at,” the source said.
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