By Our Reporter
There is tension in Anambra State, following the kidnap of the Commissioner for Public Utilities, Emeka Ezenwanne, and killing of three policemen attached to a former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Prof. Charles Soludo, by unknown gunmen.
The incident happened about 5.30 pm on Wednesday during a political gathering organised by Soludo, at a civic centre in his hometown, Isuofia, Aguata Local Government Area.
Soludo, an All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) chieftain and frontline aspirant in the November 6 governorship poll in the state, was whisked away unhurt but some participants of the event were injured in the process.
A government official, who pleaded not to be named, said the gunmen arrived in a commando-like style in three vehicles.
He added that Soludo left the state immediately after the incident, adding, “nobody is safe here again. ”
Heritagenewsng gathered that one of the three slain policemen was a member of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the state.
An eye witness account told our Correspondent that “A couple of minutes back, gunmen disrupted an interactive session between Isuofia youths and a former CBN governor, Prof. Soludo, at the town’s civic center. Three policemen, including a former member of SARS, were shot dead at meeting.”
The state Police Command Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu, who confirmed the incident, said he was not aware of the number of casualties as at the time of filing this report .