Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has revealed
that some of the gunmen who participated in an assassination attempt on Senator
Ifeanyi Ubah have been arrested.
Soludo revealed this on Friday when he visited Enugwu-Ukwu
in Njikoka Local Government Area of the state, the same community where the
attack happened about a month ago.
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: “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.”
Soludo who joked with one of the sons of the deceased, Hon
Dozie Nwankwo who is a senatorial candidate said: “Dozie, all the people you
are running for Senate against are here, so who will leave the contest for the
other? 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.”
The governor eulogized the deceased, saying he lived a good
life, a long and impactful one too, having died at the ripe age of 83.
Dozie Nwankwo in a speech thanked all who graced the burial,
confirming that despite political differences, political players in the state
are peaceful and see each other as their brothers.
Other guests who joined the bereaved family to eulogize the
deceased included wife of the president, Mrs Aisha Buhari who participated
virtually during the burial mass; former Rivers State governor, Rt Hon Rotimi
Amaechi; senators Victor Umeh, Uche Ekwunife, and many other dignitaries.
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