Metro Cross Rivers Deputy Gov Convoy Attacked by Armed Men; Driver, Policeman Shot Dead

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The convoy of the deputy governor of Cross Rivers state, Prof Ivara Esu, was on Thursday night ambushed by a gang of armed cultist in Calabar.

According to The Nation, a driver and a policeman were shot dead during the attack.

“After the executive council meeting at the Governor’s office in Calabar yesterday (Thursday), the pilot vehicle led others cars as they escorted the deputy governor to his house.

“After dropping him off, the vehicle proceeded to drop the security men in the vehicle in their houses. While they were driving along that Goldie Street axis, they ran into a traffic jam caused by a group of cultists operating in the area.

“The cultists, numbering over 20, were armed with guns and machetes. When the cultists descended on the pilot vehicle, they shot the driver and drove off with the car. The other people in the car scampered for safety.”

However, Police PRO Irene Ugbo, after confirming the incident stated that the cultists did not do away with the vehicle, and that it has been recovered.


The Nation
 

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