A three-term House of Representative member representing Nnewi North and South Federal Constituency, Chris Azubogu, was on Thursday kidnapped and his driver killed by gunmen at Nnewi Anambra State.

Nigerian Tribune gathered that Azubogu, a former PDP gubernatorial candidate, defected to the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Wednesday, in Abuja.

In a similar situation, some gunmen invaded the Ajali Police station in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State and set the building and branded campaign vehicles ablaze.



While some policemen were reportedly killed, the number of casualties recorded during the attack were not clear as at the time of filing this report.

The gunmen were said to have stormed a funeral ceremony at Ukpo Nnewi South Local Government Area, where they collected arms from security operatives at the occasion and headed to Nnewi town where they kidnapped the lawmaker.

Nigerian Tribune gathered that gubernatorial candidates in the coming November governorship election in the state have gone into hiding following the development.

Nigerian Tribune further observed that banners, campaign billboards and other communication collaterals were being pulled down.

The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, could not be reached on phone to confirm the incident.

Meanwhile, there was a heavy police presence in the state on Thursday evening as the Police Special Squad Commando, with over thirty Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) taking over major security flashpoints at the River Niger bridgehead, Upper Iweka, Nkpor, Abagana, Amawbia bye pass to the Enugu-Onitsha expressway as well as Oba junction along Onitsha-Owerri expressway.

Also, officers and men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC have been deployed to their respective duty posts.

According to a release by the Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC Command, Mr Okadigbo Damian, the state commandant, Mr Everestus Chimezie Obiayo, had ordered the Head of Operations, Department of Intelligence and Investigations Department and Rapid Response Squad to coordinate security deployments and ensure that officers operated within the dictates of the law.

He noted that the essence was to ensure public order and avert further occurrences.


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saaron:
When insurgency last more than 24hrs, govt is involved - Sani Abacha.
No secret is hidden. It's visible to the blind and audible to the deaf that buhari's fulani terrorist regime is behind the killings in Anambra state.






No matter the lies and propaganda continually cooked up against IPOB by agents and sympathizers of terrorists murderers, I, a Middle Belter and many others will continue to SUPPORT IPOB.

benuejosh:
And yet again, the people will shamelessly want Buhari their perceived enemy to come to their rescue. Buhari is a good Man after all. Some of the Pro-IPOB Terrorists supporters here on NAIRALAND will soon say it is DSS. And nobody should say they are settling political scores. IPOB are the people doing this.

They were encouraging them when they first started, and if it is investigated properly we may discover most Igbos bought guns or contributed to arm the criminals and terrorists called IPOB who are now giving them unrest.

In as much as I condemn the evil act because we are ONE NIGERIA, I feel no pity for anyone of them who supported the terrorist group.

Buhari is just a good man who will definitely come to their aid yet again. The police they hate to see will be their last resort. However, till then, I think State of Emergency is loading for Anambra State.

SarkinYarki:


Buhari is the devil

FallenShitHole:
DSS, STOP KILLING OUR PEOPLE.

uglyafonja:
IPOB may not be involved in this but they opened the door for this men of underworld to operate freely in the SE........the wise ones forsaw this but the bitterness in the heart of major igbos never allow them to see far

Princeadebayo11:
I used to think Igbo are the most cleverest region in Nigeria. Not just of recent they dispute that fact