{"id":167030,"date":"2025-06-15T21:13:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T20:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/kinsmen-alarmed-by-assassination-plot-against-commissioner"},"modified":"2025-06-15T22:31:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T21:31:24","slug":"kinsmen-alarmed-by-assassination-plot-against-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kinsmen-alarmed-by-assassination-plot-against-commissioner","title":{"rendered":"Kinsmen Alarmed by Assassination Plot Against Commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Indigenes of Ngodo Isuochi in Umunnochi LGA of Abia State have condemned, in the strongest terms, the failed plot to assassinate their son, Chaka Ikenna Chukwumerije.<\/p>\n<p>Chukwumerije, who is the Abia State Commissioner for Lands and Housing, was attacked on Saturday, June 7, 2025, by unidentified gunmen who riddled his official vehicle with bullets. He, however, miraculously escaped unhurt.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the incident in a press statement, the Ngodo Town Development Union Youth Wing, NTDUYW, alleged that the attack was a well-conceived act specifically targeted at the commissioner.<\/p>\n<p>The statement, which was signed by the President of the Union, Ekeledirichukwu Marvelous Agha, and Secretary, Obioma Anyikwa, stated that Chukwumerije was attacked around the Okigwe area of the Enugu\u2013Port Harcourt Expressway while returning from his community to Umuahia.<\/p>\n<p>NTDUYW alleged that the attack may have been politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the nature of the attack, the ambush on his vehicle, and the relentless pursuit of him by the criminals after he narrowly escaped from the scene, it is deducible that what happened on that day was not just a random criminal act but a well-conceived targeted attack on the Hon. Chukwumerije,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The people of Ngodo Isuochi also thanked Governor Alex Otti for his ongoing efforts to tackle the scourge of insecurity and restore peace in Umunnochi, praising his achievements in office within the past two years and assuring him of their continued support.<\/p>\n<p>NTDUYW concluded by appealing to Governor Alex Otti to mandate the relevant security agencies to carry out a thorough investigation that would expose the masterminds of the assassination plot and bring them to justice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Indigenes of Ngodo Isuochi in Umunnochi LGA of Abia State have condemned, in the strongest terms, the failed plot to assassinate their son, Chaka Ikenna Chukwumerije. 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