Senator Ifeanyi Ubah on Sunday night spoke on the attempt made on his life by assassins at Enugwu Ukwu community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State.
His media aide Kameh Ogbonna in a statement said Ubah escaped the attack because of the bulletproof vehicle he was riding on.
“If not for the bulletproof jeep the senator was riding 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.
Anambra police spokesman Tochukwu Ikenga described the incident as unfortunate and sad.
He said that the commissioner of police 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.
Governor Charles Soludo has condemned the attack on Ubah’s convoy.
The governor said in a press statement that his administration was fully determined to wipe out every act of criminality in the state.
He described the attack as the “last ditched-effort of a sinking boat” by criminal elements in the state.
He reassured the people that all security agencies were on full alert to fish out the perpetrators.
Soludo commiserated with Ubah and the families of his aides killed as well as the state commissioner of police, for the policemen who also lost their lives.
