Attack On Senator Ubah: The Military, Security Agencies Will Respond – Buhari

By Charles Igbo

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that four Policemen were killed when gunmen attacked the  convoy of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah. And the President promises, indirectly, a revenge. Ubah, also lost two Aides in the attack.

President Buhari in a statement released on Wednesday, said he was waiting for the response of the Military and other Security Agencies.

Gunmen had ambushed and attacked the Senator’s convoy at Nkwo market, Enugwu Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Sunday, 11th September, 2022.

The Senator who is representing Anambra South at the National Assembly escaped death by whiskers because he drove in an SUV bullet proof car.

Until the President revealed the number of Policemen  killed in the attack, both the Senator and the Anambra State Police Command were reluctant to disclose it to the Media.

The attack, unprecedented, even in the insecurity- ravaged South-east, has been greeted with outrage. Many Igbo people described it as a sacrilege.

At the scene of the attack on Sunday, after the havoc wreaked by the gunmen, one young man kept screaming at nobody in particular: “This is not good. This is our brother.”

In the statement signed on his behalf, by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu,  President Buhari condemned the attack, seen as an assassination attempt, in strong words. And his promise: “I am waiting for the response of the Military and Security Agencies.” He said he was closely monitoring the situation. Buhari also condolences with the families of the four Policemen and other people,  commiserated with Ubah, and wished the injured, quick recovery.

The statement which said the attack is barbaric and condemnable, was titled: ‘President Buhari condemns as barbaric attack on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.’ It reads in part:

“We are deeply concerned about the activities of armed groups in the region and in other parts of the country.

“We are closely monitoring the situation and waiting for further details on the response to the worrisome situation by the Police, the military and other Security Agencies.

“The Nation has lost four brave Policemen and other Aides of the Senator.

“On behalf of the Government and the people, I pay homage to these Security men and the Aides who were brutally murdered. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families at this difficult time.”

Professor Charles Soludo, Anambra State Governor, has promised that the culprits will face the full weight of the law.