Not less than 5 police operatives were reportedly killed on Sunday at Enugwu-Ukwu community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State when suspected assailants opened fire on the convoy of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah. The videos which went viral showed the vehicles in the convoy riddled with bullets and some aides including police operatives lying lifeless in the vehicles.

The gun men were said to have opened fire on the convoy as it was going along the road at the market, Nkwo Enugwu-Ukwu leading to breakdown of public peace as people scampered to safety. The vehicle carrying Senator Ubah, an Armour bullet proof SUV was able to manouver and escape the scene. There were casualties on the side of the attackers who were said to have carried the corpses of their members and escaped to avoid trace. Sources also said that a wealthy businessman from Nri, a near-by town who was said to have dropped off a a friend with his car was caught in the crossfire as he was killed by the assailants at the scene.

A source claimed: “The policemen were about four in the convoy and they were attacked. All their arms were collected. The boys that spearheaded that attack were about nine in number.”

Another source claimed that six policemen were killed in the attack. Ubah could not be reached for confirmation as of the time of filing this report as his telephone line indicated that it was not reachable.

But a close ally of the senator said, “It was an attempted assassination on the Senator Ifeanyi Ubah. He survived it but there are casualties. Some policemen in his convoy were killed. I just spoke with him. He is okay but he told me there are casualties.”

The spokesperson of the state police command, Toochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident, but insisted that the casualty figure was still unknown. He said, “The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, Echeng Echeng, has led police operatives to the scene where sporadic shootings took place in Enugwu-Ukwu.

“Though details of the incident are still sketchy, operatives are on the ground there as operations are going on and the situation is being monitored. Further details shall be communicated please.”

Source: Drumnewsonline with reports from The Punch