Gunmen on Sunday attacked the convoy of the senator representing Anambra South, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah in Enugwu Ukwu, Njikoka local government area of the state.
Three policemen attached to the senator were feared dead in the attack suspected to be an assassination attempt on him.
“Ifeanyi Ubah’s convoy came under attack in Enugwu Ukwu this evening. He was ambushed by heavily armed men who opened fire on his convoy. Some of his aides were killed, including some police officers.
“The senator managed to escape as his car was riddled with bullets.
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“I was driving up to that spot from the link road to the express when some people in a shop shouted at me and asked me to turn back and take another road, which I did,” a witness said.
The Anambra State Police Command has yet to confirm the attack.