Unspecified number of police escorts have been killed as unknown gunmen attacked the convoy of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, along Enugwu-Ukwu community in Njikoka Local Government Area, Anambra State on Sunday evening

A source said, “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.

“Adding that 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 source said.

The spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident said “Yes, there was an attack at Enugwu-Ukwu today, but the casualty figure is not clear. As I speak to you, the CP has personally led a team of men to the scene, and normalcy has been restored.”