By Nchetachi Chukwuajah
The Anambra State government has vowed to fish out the gunmen who attacked the convoy of Chief Ben Nwankwo, the Chief of Staff to the governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, and killed four persons, including policemen.
The state government stated this in a press statement released by the state Commissioner for Information and Value Orientation, Law Mefor, on Tuesday, June 2.
According to the statement, Nwankwo’s convoy was ambushed along the Amansea–Awa–Ufuma Road, located in Orumba North Local Government Area of the state, between 8 pm and 9 pm on Sunday night as they were returning to Awka from an official assignment.
Although the Chief of Staff escaped unhurt, four persons, including two policemen and civilians in the entourage, were injured in the gun duel that lasted several minutes.
According to eyewitnesses in the area, the assailants, who had laid siege in a nearby bush, opened fire on unsuspecting occupants of the convoy as they approached, with the gunshots sending panic across the communities along the road.
In a statement on Tuesday, Mefor said the state government is shocked over the attack and also condoled with the families of those who died and shared in their grief.
Mefor noted that the police and other security agencies are working to fish out and bring the perpetrators to book.
“The Anambra State government is shocked by the attack on the convoy of the Chief of Staff to the Governor on Sunday night, May 31, 2026, between 8 pm and 9 pm at the Orumba North–Awka South borders while returning from an official assignment.
“This was more than an attack on one person. It was an attack on the peace, security, and democratic order of our state, as well as the government and people of Anambra.
“Sadly, four people lost their lives and deserve justice. The Anambra State Government sends its deepest condolences to the families of those who died and shares in their grief.
“The police and other security agencies are working to find and to bring everyone involved in this evil act to justice.
“This isolated incident after more than one year of peace and security in the state will not affect our determination to remove all forms of crime from Anambra,” the statement read.
