“Gunmen Told Policemen In My Convoy: You Are Serving Zoo Government” –  Ngige

By Charles Igbo

Dr Chris Ngige, a former Governor of Anambra State, has revealed that the gunmen who attacked his convoy on Thursday, told the Policemen attached to him that they were serving a  “Zoo Government”

The convoy of the immediate past Minister of Labour, was attacked at Umuoji, his home State. The attack resulted in a fatality and a number of injuries.

Giving an account of the ugly incident when Ngige’s Governor-successor, Peter Obi, visited him at his country home in Alor, Ngige said the woman who died was using her phone to record the attack when she was fatally shot.

He, also, said that one of the Policemen was shot on the leg, and his gun and uniform taken away from him.

He uses the opportunity to reassure friends and well-wishers of his safety.

Ngige: “As you can see, I’m alive, I’m not dead, so there should be no panic or fear.

“They attacked my convoy while they were coming back around Umuoji when they saw some vehicles racing towards them, and later reversed and chased after them, and started shooting.

“They were all dressed in police and army uniforms, so my convoy driver dribbled them until they ran into a shop and they caught up with my police security man who battled with them until his bullets exhausted.

“They took away his rifle and his uniforms and that was after they shot him in the leg.

“They told the two police men that they were serving a zoo government. So I think something is in the offing, they are seizing arms, mopping up police uniforms.

“I have spoken to the Governor of the State who assured me they will be tracked down, because if they are not tracked down, that can lead to potential danger and a sign of potential unruffling of the calmness we have enjoyed in the State for three months now.

“You know, we are entering Christmas season and our people will be coming home. They need to be tracked down because it is a gang with a modus operandi of operating in police uniforms.”

On whether he was targeted, Ngige stayed away from speculation but said: “My pilot driver is very well known and most people know that anywhere they see him, they know Ngige is there.

“He has driven me for 22 years. So on that basis, I may say they knew it was my convoy and decided to attack. On the other hand, I can say they do not know, they may have just seen a convoy with police men and decided to attack them.

“So I’m not talking about targeting me now, anyone who targets me is wasting his time.

“When they told the security men that they were serving zoo government and that they should tell their masters they are coming for them. You know what that means.”