alleged an attempt on his life by a light skinned foreigner suspected
to be a mercenary.
The attempt which has been reported to the police involved repeated
failed attempts to crash into Senator Ekweremadu's official vehicle
which was in a convoy from his residence to the National Assembly
complex yesterday.
A statement issued by his special adviser on media, Mr. Uche Anichukwu
which recounted the incident read thus:
"The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, escaped
suspected assassination attempt, Tuesday.
"The attempt occurred at about 10:00am between Apo Flyover and Dantata
Construction Company's yard, close to the Old Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN) Headquarters junction on his way to work.
"The suspected assassins who operated in a tinted, white-coloured
Mercedez Benz AMG E63 without a plate number, were chauffeured by a
long-bearded light skinned foreigner, apparently a mercenary.
"The vehicle, which was positioned by the Apo Bridge, on noticing that
the Deputy President of the Senate's convoy took the right turn to
join the Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway instead, made a turn. The occupants
attempted to attack the convoy, but were blocked. The driver violently
broke into the convoy and they made several frantic attempts to attack
the Senator's official car."
-Vanguard
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