Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra, has strongly condemned the gunmen’s attack on Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah’s convoy on Sunday night in the community of Enugwu Ukwu in the state’s Njikoka Local Government Area.
The attack on Ubah, who represents Anambra South Senatorial District, claimed the lives of some people in the convoy, while the Senator narrowly escaped the bullets of the suspected assassins.
Soludo said in a statement issued by his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, that his administration was fully committed to eliminating all forms of criminality in Anambra state.
According to him, the attack was the state’s criminal underworld’s “last ditched effort of a sinking boat.”
He assured the populace that all security organizations were on high alert to find the attackers of the heinous attack and that they would be subjected to the full force of the law.
Soludo expressed his condolences to the senator, the families of the deceased members of his staff, the state police commissioner, and the fallen police officers.
While confirming the incident, Anambra Police Command, through DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, its Police Public Relations Officer described it as unfortunate and sad.
He said that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Echeng Echeng had already led operatives to the scene of the attack around Nkwo Enugwu Ukwu market area.
The PPRO said though details of the incident were still sketchy, operatives were on ground while the situation was being monitored.
He said that further details would be communicated to the public.
Mr Kameh Ogbonna, media assistant to Ubah, had in a statement said the senator was able to escape the terror because of the bullet proof vehicle he was riding in.
“If not for the bullet proof jeep the senator was ridding in, he would have been dead by now.
“We were passing Enugwu Ukwu junction when they hit us from all sides and as I speak with you Obum, the special aide to the senator is dead.
“About seven security operatives were hit by the assassins bullet,” he stated.
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