Charles Soludo Attack: Three policemen killed as gunmen attack Soludo in Anambra

 

Nine months ahead of the Anambra State governorship elections, former Nigerian Central Bank governor and Anambra State governorship aspirant Charles Chukwuma Soludo has been attacked by gunmen in Anambra State.

Naijawikia News earlier reported that Soludo was attacked yesterday evening while he was having an interactive meeting with Isuofia youths at the Isuofia Civic Center in Afuzor, Anambra State.

Three mobile police men attached to Soludo were killed and their weapons taken away by the gunmen.

No civilian casualties were recorded, only bruises, injuries and shock.

Meanwhile, Soludo’s in-law, Engineer Emeka Ezenwanne, The Commissioner for Public Utilities and Water Resources in Anambra State was abducted by the gunmen.

There has been tension in Anambra in recent months as the election draws nearer.

The tension has also resulted in an increase in security incidents, especially in remote areas.

Less than two weeks ago, three policemen and four naval officers were said to have killed during separate attacks by gunmen.

Willie Obiano, the state governor, recently raised an alarm over the worsening security situation, saying the state was under siege by criminals.

“I call on everybody, irrespective of affiliations to come together and support government and security agencies to fight our common enemy. Those who seek to destroy what we have laboured to build must not be tolerated in any manner,” Obiano had said.