Ahead of the November 6th gubernatorial election in Anambra State, gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), were reported to have disrupted the campaign rally of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and held the convoy of the Governor, Willie Obiano’s hostage.
As gathered, the gunmen held the governor’s convoy for about one hour while also shooting sporadically in the air to scare all party members from the scene.
The gunmen were said to have attacked the governor and APGA members that had converged on Tuesday to solicit residents support for their gubernatorial candidate, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, who was about to speak to the people on the upcoming poll when the gunmen struck at Odata Secondary School in Ihiala Local Government Area of the State.
Speaking on the attack, Anambra Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, meanwhile, said that the governor’s convoy was not in Ihiala when the attack was launched.
