A former Anambra State Governor and ex-Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has narrated how his convoy was attacked by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. He recently revealed that the incident occurred when his personal aides were returning from an errand.
Speaking to journalists on Friday, when Peter Obi visited him at his country home in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, he confirmed that the encounter led to the death of a woman and his police orderly was shot in the leg and stripped of his gun and uniform.
According to him, he sent his personal aides on errands, including taking one of his vehicles for maintenance, only for them to be ambushed on their way back.
Ngige stated that the rumours of his death should be completely ignored because he is hale and hearty.
“As you can see, I am alive; I am not dead, so there should be no panic. They attacked my convoy while they were returning around Umuoji. They saw some vehicles racing towards them, which later reversed, chased after them and started shooting.
The assailants were all dressed in police and army uniforms. My convoy driver managed to manoeuvre until they ran into a shop. They caught up with my police security man who battled with them until his bullets were exhausted.
They took away his rifle and uniform after shooting him in the leg.
They told the two policemen that they were serving a ‘zoo government’. I think something is in the offing. They are seizing arms and mopping up police uniforms.
I have spoken to the governor of the state, who assured me they will be tracked down. If they are not tracked down, it can lead to potential danger and an unravelling of the calmness we have enjoyed in the state for the past three months.
You know we are entering the Christmas season and our people will be coming home. They need to be tracked down because this is a gang with a modus operandi of operating in police uniforms,” he said.
He further noted that the attack could have been targeted because his pilot driver and convoy are well known around the area.
Ngige, however, concluded by saying that the entire incident might have been totally coincidental as well.
“My pilot driver is very well known. Anywhere people see him, they know Ngige is around. 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, it may be that they just saw a convoy with policemen and attacked them to harvest guns and uniforms. So I’m not insisting it was targeted. Anyone who targets me is wasting his time.
When they told the security men that they were serving a ‘zoo government’ and should tell their masters they are coming for them, you know what that means.
My take is that Nnamdi Kanu’s case requires a political solution. I met former President Muhammadu Buhari over it. Governor Soludo has also said he wants Kanu released to him. But even if they don’t want to release him to us, they can release him to Britain.
Why I say so is because the symptoms he is exhibiting are bizarre. I am not a psychiatrist, but something is wrong. Even the doctors who conducted the psychiatric evaluation missed something. There is a mania component. In such cases, the court normally discharges the person. This is elementary psychiatry, and I am a medical doctor,” he added.
