Just In: PDP Leader, Chris Uba, Survives Gunmen Attack, 2 Policemen Die
- The PDP leader in Uga, Aguata local government area of Anambra state, Chris Uba, has survived an attack from unknown gunmen
- It was reported that the PDP leader escaped the attacks in his bulletproof Jeep, while two police officers reportedly died during the incident
- Valentine Ozigbo, a former PDP and Labour Party governorship candidate, was also reported to have survived the attack
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Aguata, Anambra - The convoy of a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chris Uba, was attacked by gunmen on Thursday night, December 27, in Uga, Aguata local government area of Anambra state.
Though he escaped in his bulletproof vehicle, two policemen were gunned down by the hoodlums, The Nation reported.
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It was gathered Valentine Ozigbo, Labour Party’s governorship hopeful and former PDP governorship candidate in 2019 in the state, also escaped death by whiskers.
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Eyewitness accounts of gunmen attack on Uba
According to a source, the vehicles in Uba’s convoy were riddled with bullets.
The source said:
“We witnessed what happened. Chris Uba’s convoy ran into the men stationed at UGA junction, leading to a shootout.
“Uba was able to escape because he was riding in a bulletproof vehicle, but the policemen were not so lucky as they were killed.
“Val Ozigbo was coming back from Owerri with family members when he suddenly saw a convoy driving ferociously toward his convoy and attempting to edge him off the road. He quickly told his drivers to clear off the road and let the other convoy pass by.
“Shortly after they overtook Ozigbo, they ran into the gunmen at UGA junction who started shooting and killed two policemen. Ozigbo, who parked while the incident was happening, later learned that the attacked convoy was Uba.”
Recall that last year, another top politician in the state, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah’s convoy, was equally attacked at Enugwu-Ukwu, Njikoka local government area, where gunmen killed four of his security men and two staff.
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