The Anambra State Government has vowed to track down and prosecute the gunmen responsible for the killing of two police officers and two civilians during an attack on the convoy of the Chief of Staff to Governor Chukwuma Soludo, Chief Ben Nwankwo.
The attack occurred on Sunday night along the Amansea–Ndiora–Ndiukwuenu–Awa–Ufuma Road when the assailants ambushed the convoy as it was returning from an official assignment.
Sources said Nwankwo had attended a function on behalf of Governor Soludo and was travelling back to Awka when the convoy came under heavy gunfire.
While the Chief of Staff escaped unhurt, two police officers and two civilians were killed. Some members of the entourage also sustained injuries during the exchange of gunfire, which reportedly lasted several minutes.
Eyewitnesses said the attackers, who had concealed themselves in nearby bushes, opened fire on the convoy as it approached, causing panic in surrounding communities.
