A
former member of the National Assembly, Mr. Patrick Ndubueze, narrowly cheated
death when a two-member gang of suspected assassins attacked him in
Okigwe.
Investigations
revealed that Ndubueze arrived his residence along Okpara Road, Okigwe,
alighted from his vehicle and was about knocking at the gate when the armed
hoodlums surfaced.
An eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, said
the hoodlums were operating on a motorcycle, adding that only the supposed
passenger was armed.
“The gangster shot at the former lawmaker
but miraculously missed his target. The man (Nwabueze) quickly pounced on the
suspected assassin and a scuffle ensued,” the eyewitness said.
According to the eyewitness, the hoodlum
managed to extricate himself from the grip of the lawmaker and quickly jumped
into the waiting motorcycle manned by his colleague in crime.
When journalists contacted the former
lawmaker, he wondered why anybody or group of persons would want to eliminate
him.
“What have I done to anybody? Why would
anybody or group of persons want to eliminate me? The whole thing sounds like a
fairy tale but it is true. I thank God I am alive to tell the tale of my life,”
Nwabueze said.
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