Sen. Ubah confirms deaths of aides in Sunday attack

Deaths of some of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah’s personal and security aides during the Sunday attack on his convoy have been confirmed.

Ubah’s convoy was attacked around Nkwo Enugwu Ukwu Market axis of Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra on its way to Nnewi his country home on Sunday night.

Gunmen reportedly opened fire on the convoy and left many members of the convoy dead including other persons at the scene of the incident.

Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah’s confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Awka, saying the assassins killed one Obum Ikechukwu and Goodness Mathias.

Ubah 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, had earlier confirmed the incident but did not give the figure 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.”