An Nsukka-based businessman, Engineer Ekene Ani(pictured) survived an attempt on
his life by a gang, which he claimed were hired by his neighbour in the market at
Achara road, Nsukka, Enugu State to kill him.
The Commissioner of Police, Enugu Police Command, Mr. Mohammed Danmallam, who confirmed the incident said that 37-year-old
Chinedu Nweke allegedly attacked Engineer
Anih, in connivance with a gang.
Luckily, Ani escaped the alleged
assassination attempt and lodged a
complaint at the police command inn Enugu.
The State Criminal Investigation Department,
led by Mr. Ishola Abdullahi launched an
investigation into the matter. Nweke was
promptly arrested, charged to court, and he
subsequently remanded in prison.
Speaking to Daily Sun, the alleged victim, Ani
recounted what happened.
“I did not have God on my side I could have
die on the night of savage attack. I was
getting close to my house about 8.10pm,
after closing from my shop at Nsukka Main
Market. Suddenly, when I got to the junction
at Achara road, a gang of five cult students
blocked my car. One of them drew out a gun
and hit me on the head. The blow forced me
out of the car immediately.
“Then Chinedu Nweke, who is my neighbour
in the market pulled out a big wheel
spanner and hit me on the head. The other
members of the gang, who were armed
with a jack and iron rod which they took
from the same boot began hitting me all
over and I collapsed on the ground. They
robbed me of sum of N557,500, 000. Later
they dropped me close to my residence,
unnoticed and escaped. When Im regained
some strength, I went to Nsukka Police
Division and reported the case,” he said.
“Then I was taken to Shanahan Hospital,
Nsukka, where I was hospitalized in the
intensive care unit before I was referred to
a specialist hospital in Enugu for specialist
medical attention, on account of the internal
injuries I sustained during the attack on me.
“I must say that Chinedu Nweke had always
envied me for the success of my business.
We share the same line at Nsukka market”
he stated.
