The Anambra State Government has kept mum two days after operatives of the Nigerian Navy stationed at the popular Awkuzu junction nearly assassinated an aide to governor Willy Obiano.
Personnel of the Nigerian Navy manning a checkpoint at Awkuzu junction on Sunday fired gunshots at the State Commissioner for lands, Bonaventure Enemali.
Standardobservers gathered bullets pierced the back windshield of the Ford Escape SUV the Commissioner was chauffeured in.
Enemali’s aide said that he narrowly escaped being murdered in cold blood this afternoon.
“You can see how one of the Nigerian Navy men at Awukuzu junction targeted and shoot at the honourable commissioner’s car from the rear glass.
“My questions are: what are Navy men doing at the junction? Why should they shoot innocent citizens at sight?”
Enemali, who spoke newsmen said the shooting was still like a dream to him.
He said the navy officers did not flag him down and he refused to stop.
“As I speak, I’m still trying to pierce together the details of what happened. It happened just this afternoon,” he said.
When contacted, Lt Ajikobi, the Public Relations Officer of the Navy outstation in Onitsha said he had not been briefed on the incident, promising to get back to our correspondent.
When contacted again, the navy spokesman declined to speak to our correspondent.
Also, Ikenga Tochukwu, the police spokesman in Anambra said he had not been briefed on the incident.
Don Adinuba, the state commissioner for information declined to speak when contacted by our correspondent.
