Five aides killed after gunmen assault Nigerian senator’s convoy

Gunmen in Nigeria killed 5 aides together with safety personnel throughout an assault on the convoy of a Nigerian senator in southeastern Anambra state on Sunday night, the senator’s spokesman mentioned on Monday.

Senator Ifeanyi Ubah’s convoy was attacked in Enugwu-Ukwu, a neighborhood within the Njikoka native authorities space of Anambra however he escaped with out accidents as a result of he was travelling in a bullet-proof automobile, spokesman Kameh Ogbonna instructed Reuters.

Ogbonna mentioned he was in the identical automotive with Ubah on the time of the assault, which he described as an assassination try.

Police mentioned they have been investigating the incident and would give an replace later.

Unknown gunmen have been answerable for a sequence of assaults on politicians, safety forces and authorities targets within the southeast, the place separatists are agitating for secession.

The authorities accuses outlawed separatist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for the assaults and different prison actions within the area. IPOB denies the cost and says it seeks non-violent means to realize its goals.