The Anambra State Police command, this Tuesday said five people were killed, on Sunday, when gunmen attacked the convoy of Nigerian Senator, Ifeanyi Ubah.
BASIC FACTS
- The police in Anambra, said the Sunday attack on Sen Ifeanyi Uba left 5 persons dead.
- The police said two of it’s men died in the attack, two of the Senator’s aide also died in the attack and another occupant of the vehicles.
WHAT WE KNOW
The police spokesperson in the state, Anambra Tochukwu Ikenga, told News men this Tuesday that the five persons killed by the gunmen were two police officers, two aides of Sen. Ifeanyi Uba and one other person.
DSP Ikenga, said another two police officers were still receiving treatment in a hospital in the state.
The police spokesperson said although no arrest has been made, operations were still on-going to track down the suspects.
Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah, who represents Anambra South District in the Senate, Monday, confirmed the deaths of some of his personal and security aides in the Sunday attack.
The police spokesman, identified the police personel killed in the attack as Obum Ikechukwu and Goodness Mathias.
Speaking on the attack, Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi condemns attack.
Mr Obi, in a Twitter post on Monday, said there was urgent need to strengthen the security of lives and property in the country. He asked the Anambra State Government to track down those behind the attack.
NOTABLE QUOTE
The police spokesman said, “Two police officers were killed. The other three that died in the attack were one civilian and two aides of Ifeanyi Ubah,” he said.
“I don’t have that information,” Mr Ikenga said, when asked to confirm the killing of the SSS officers.
Peter Obi on his Twitter handle said, “I deeply commiserate with my brother, Senator @Dr_IfeanyiUbah, and extend my heartfelt condolences to the families of those who lost their loved ones in this ugly incidence.
— Peter Obi (@PeterObi) September 12, 2022
“I deeply commiserate with my brother, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and extend my heartfelt condolences to the families of those who lost their loved ones in this ugly incident. The attack is condemnable and unacceptable,” he said.
“I enjoin the federal and state governments to strenuously strive to curb the menace of insecurity rampaging our nation,” Mr Obi added.
CATCH-UP
Recall that the senator representing Anambra South senatorial district was attacked on Sunday. The attack that appeared like an assassination attempt left at least 5 persons dead, while the senator narrowly escaped.
The incident happened on Sunday evening in Enugwu-Ukwu, a community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria’s South-east.
TAKEAWAY
The question to ask is, is there any provision for security personnel who die in circumstances as the above?
Again, the need to use technology in crime prevention can’t be over emphasized.
If there were surveillance cameras around, by now the police would have had some thing to look at. But that’s not the case now
