Gunmen on Sunday attacked and killed three police escorts in the convoy of the lawmaker representing Anambra South senatorial district, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.
Uba, whose car was riddled with bullets, reportedly was injured in the attack that occured at Enugwu Ukwu in Njikoka Council Area of Anambra state.
According to a source, who pleaded annoymity: “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. 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.”
The police authorities in the state are yet to comment on the incident.