Unknown gunmen on Wednesday, March 31 attacked the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Anambra governorship aspirant, Prof. Charles Soludo.
Reports gathered show that he was attacked in Isuofia, where he hails from in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State..
Three policemen among the security aides attached to Soludo were shot dead in the attack.
Witnesses to the attack said the gunmen stormed and disrupted an interactive session between some youths and Soludo at a civic centre in the town.
The National Secretary of All Soludo Support Groups and the Convener of Youths Earnestly Seek Soludo (YEES), for governor of the state come November 6, 2021, Dr. Nelson Obinna Omenugha, said the state Commissioner for Public Utilities, Engineer Emeka Ezenwanne, was abducted by the gunmen.
DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the State, confirmed the attack but did not go into details.
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