The Anambra State Police Command has debunked the report making the round the state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, escaped being assassinated by gunmen in his Isuofia country home in Aguata Local Government Area.
Recall that there was a media report that the Anambra State governor narrowly escaped death when some unknown gunmen stormed Isuofia on Friday night.
The gunmen, according to reliable sources, stormed Isuofia, Soludo’s home town to allegedly assassinate the governor who they thought had left Government House, Awka, to the town for the Easter celebration.
But, the gunmen were strongly resisted by police officers stationed at the Isuofia junctions, which are the roads leading to the governor’s country home.
According to the source, the gunmen, who were many, invaded the Isuofia town at exactly 8.30 pm on Friday night with four jeeps.
Sources said the gunmen, who landed in the town fully armed, were repelled by the police after a gun battle that lasted for hours into the night.
It was learnt that this caused a stampede in the town as residents ran for their lives.