Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has given fresh situation report regarding the assassination attempt on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.
Speaking on Friday when he visited at Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area of the state, the same community where the attack happened about a month ago, Soludo disclosed that some of the gunmen who participated in the attack have been arrested.
Ubah had lost four security aides and two personal assistants during the attack, but he was able to escape in his bullet proof car.
But during the burial of Pa Boniface Nwankwo, father of Hon. Dozie Nwankwo who represents Dunukofia, Njikoka, Anaocha federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Soludo announced that the culprits have been arrested, and that security operatives were on the trail of the other members of the gang who were at large.
Soludo said those disrupting the peace of the state and terrorising its residents have been chased out and only a handful are remaining.
Soludo said: “Three weeks ago, it was in this same community that some elements choose to attack Senator Ifeanyi Ubah. I want to tell you that we have arrested a number of those involved in that attack. We are still on the trail of the remaining people.
“We will not let people like that define who we are. This is Anambra State, and we are peaceful people. We must embrace peace, even in the coming election. Anambra is peaceful, Anambra is safe.
“We have chased away bad elements in the state. The pockets of crime you hear of are just a small number of the bad elements left. They will not disappear in one night, even in civilised places, they are still few bad elements.
“We are Anambra people, and violence doesn’t define us. Irrespective of party, we will remain brothers and sisters, and we always come together like this to support one another.”