Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, narrowly escaped being assassinated when some unknown gunmen stormed Isuofia on Friday night.
The gunmen, according to reliable sources, stormed Isuofia, Soludo’s home town to allegedly assassinate the governor who they thought had left Government House, Awka, to the town for the Easter celebration.
But, the gunmen were strongly resisted by police officers stationed at the Isuofia junctions, which are the roads leading to the governor’s country home.
The gunmen, who were many and heavily armed, invaded the Isuofia town at exactly 8.30 pm on Friday night with four jeeps but where repelled by the police after a serious gun battle that lasted for hours in the night.
It was learnt that the address attack caused a stampede in the are as residents ran for their lives.
The attack reportedly left one unidentified police officer feared dead and many injured.
Reacting, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Youth Leader for Anambra South Zone, Hon. Ikechukwu Emenike, who condemned the attack on Saturday, called on the state government to deploy more security men to Isuofia to protect the lives and property of residents in area as the place had become target for the gunmen “They came at 8,30 pm Friday night and started shooting from the junction.
People did not go to market place today because of the fear that they could be attacked,” Emenike said.
