Unknown gunmen on Sunday attacked the convoy of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah in Anambra leaving an unspecified number of his aides dead.
The gunmen were said to have opened fire on the convoy in the evening at Enugwu-Ukwu community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra state.
The police operatives in the convoy responded to the attack but sadly a number of them were killed in the crossfire.
The Senator representing Anambra South senatorial zone managed to escape though his bulletproof car was riddled with bullets.
The spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga confirmed that there was an attack on men of the command at Enugwu-Ukwu, but insisted that the casualty figure remained unknown.
”The Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command CP Echeng Echeng has today 11/9/2022 lead Operatives to the scene where shootings took place in Enugukwu.
Though the details of the incident is still sketchy, operatives are on ground there as operations is going on and the situation is being monitored.”
