Abia commissioner narrates how he escaped assassination attempt

• The Commissioner for Lands successful Abia state, Chaka Chukwumerije, has opened up aft escaping assassination effort
• Chukwumerije said chartless gunmen attacked his car and opened occurrence astatine Ezinnachi, on the Enugu-Umuahia Expressway
• He thanked God for redeeming his beingness connected Saturday, June 7, 2025, aft returning to Umuahia, the Abia authorities capital

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Umuahia, Abia state - The Commissioner for Lands successful Abia state, Chaka Chukwumerije, has narrated however helium escaped a gunmen onslaught astatine Ezinnachi, on the Enugu-Umuahia Expressway.

Chukwumerije said the gunmen rained bullets connected his car and was precise adjacent to wherever helium was sitting.

Chukwumerije recounts however gunmen opened occurrence connected his car. Photo credit: Dike Chukwumerije
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As reported by The Punch, helium disclosed that the incidental happened connected Saturday night, June 7, 2025.

The Abia commissioner thanked God for surviving the attack, adding that helium had yet arrived astatine Umuahia, the authorities capital.

Speaking successful a video, Chika, who is the lad of the precocious Senator Uche Chukwumerije said:

“To God beryllium the glory, I conscionable survived an onslaught connected my mode from Umunneochi (his state home) backmost to Umuahia. They rained bullets connected our car. It was precise adjacent (to wherever I was sitting).”“Just instantly we passed Okigwe (Junction), connected getting astir Ezinnachi (in Imo State), we conscionable noticed a car coming arsenic if the beforehand was blocked, applying one-way.“We applied the brake to cognize what was happening. The adjacent happening from the side, precisely wherever I was sitting, they opened occurrence connected us. Thank God for our survival. We are backmost to Umuahia.”

It was gathered that Chukwumerije was travelling with 3 others erstwhile the incidental happened but nary was injured.

Police guardant the concern study to the Imo bid for action. Photo credit: Nigeria Police Force
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The Commissioner of Police, Danladi Isa, said the incidental happened astatine the Imo State extremity of the expressway.

CP Isa disclosed that the Abia Police bid had forwarded a concern study to the Imo bid for their action.

Chukwumerije’s brother, Dike said the commissioner escaped from “an effort connected his life,” “even though the car was riddled with bullets.”

Gunmen Attack Police Facility successful Abia, Kill Detainee

Recall that determination was hostility and pandemonium astatine Owerrinta, located on the Umuahia-Aba Federal Expressway successful Abia state.

Gunmen opened fire and attacked the Police Rapid Response Squad installation sidesplitting a pistillate detainee.

The authorities Commissioner of Police, Danladi Isa, said the gunmen attacked the RRS installation astatine astir midnight with 3 Hilux vehicles.

2 Soldiers killed arsenic gunmen onslaught checkpoint

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that gunmen attacked an service checkpoint successful Ekenobizi, Abia state, connected November 13, 2024, sidesplitting 2 soldiers contempt efforts to repel the assault.

The gunmen, arriving successful a achromatic Lexus, opened occurrence connected the checkpoint astir 6:18 americium portion the nonstop fig of attackers remained unclear.

The Nigerian Army confirmed the onslaught and claimed it was carried retired by IPOB and ESN, who fled and near 2 vehicles behind.

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