The Ebonyi State Government has absolved the state security outfit, Ebube Agu, of any involvement in the attack on governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Prof Benard Odoh, on Thursday night. SaharaReporters had reported that gunmen ambushed the convoy of the former Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and APGA Governorship candidate for the March 11 poll in Ebonyi State at Okpoto in Ishielu local government area. It had been reported that the assailants killed his driver and two security details while five people had been declared missing.
Ebonyi State Government Confirms Gunmen Attack On APGA Governorship Candidate, Defends Ebube-Agu PersonnelSaharaReporters had reported that gunmen ambushed the convoy of the former Secretary to the State Government and APGA Governorship candidate for the March 11 poll in Ebonyi State at Okpoto in Ishielu local government area.
It had been reported that the assailants killed his driver and two security details while five people had been declared missing. Confirming the attack during a joint press briefing on Friday, the state Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Uchenna Orji and the State Consultant on Security, Stanley Emegha regretted the attack but insisted that operatives of Ebubeagu were not involved in the attack.Emegha explained that the formation of Ebubeagu, translated from the neighbourhood watch to Ebubeagu and government is paying heavily on its complimentary role to the security agencies.
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