Senator Ifeanyi Ubah has confirmed the deaths of some of his personal and security aides during the Sunday attack on his convoy.
Ubah’s convoy was attacked on Sunday around Nkwo Enugwu Ukwu Market axis of Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra while heading to Nnewi his country home.
The YPP Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Awka.
He said the assassins killed one Obum Ikechukwu and Goodness Mathias. He added that some of his security aides from the Police and Department of State Services were also killed.
DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Anambra State Command, also confirmed the incident.
However, he did not give the exact number of the victims.
‘’The Commissioner of Police, Mr Echeng Echeng visited the scene and there were blood stains at the place indicative of the fact that the attack was bloody, but to give the number I cannot say anything on that.’’
Some media reports including Daily Post claim that at least 10 persons were killed during the attack.
A video of the attack showed the lifeless bodies of murdered policemen in about four of the vehicles in the convoy.
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