David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi
state, says the police report on the alleged assassination attempt on Ike
Ekweremadu, deputy senate, was rushed.
Gunmen on Tuesday invaded the
residence of Ekweremadu while he was at home with his family. Uche Anichukwu,
his media aide, described the incident as an assassination attempt.
The police said it has started an
investigation and found the case to be a burglary.
Umahi, who is the chairman of
south-east governors forum, said the police should conduct a thorough
investigation before coming out with a report.
“Our son was almost assassinated
and I am sure that our people are not satisfied with the explanation given by
the police that it was a mere burglary,” he said on Wednesday.
The governor said the conclusion
of the police on the matter was wrong.
“How would it be burglary when
his son was captured in one room and taken to the father to open the door?
“The situation is not good at all
as the police should protect his life and that of every leader in the land,” he
said.
SOUTH-EAST GOVS KICK
Meanwhile, the south-east
governors’ forum has rejected what it described as “hasty conclusion”.
Simon Ortuanya, director-general
of the forum, said the careful and methodical execution of the plot as reported
pointed to something more sinister than burglary.
According to him, if the mission
was mere burglary, the burglars would not have prevailed on the son to take
them to his father’s bedroom.
He said the alleged attempted
attack on Ekweremadu had cast a dark shadow on the security of lives and
property in Nigeria.
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