Nine suspected attackers of former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, have been arrested in Anambra State and they’ll soon be executed, Governor Willie Obiano has said.
Obiano announced this at Prof Dora Akunyili Women’s Development Centre in Awka, the state capital.
Soludo, who is the leading governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, was attacked in Isuofia by some gunmen during a town hall meeting with youths last month.
During the attack, three of his police orderlies were killed and others injured, but Soludo escaped from the scene unhurt.
The state’s Commissioner for Public Utilities, Emeka Ezenwanne, was also kidnapped by the gunmen, who released him after some days.
Governor Obiano spoke at the public presentation of his “Governor Willie Obiano: 7 years of delivering good governance in Anambra State” written by about ten persons, including Dr Emeka Arinze.
The governor said, “What happened last month was unfortunate, but let me tell you, we have restrategised and we are coming out like a smoking gun.
“We are not going to take prisoners. The nine people that attacked Prof Soludo are in our net now. We are going to eliminate them. We will go after the others.
“We are not going to take prisoners any longer. A special squad has already been put together, and they are already working everywhere.”
The governor, on the occasion, was flanked by all the service heads in the State, including the Army, Police, Navy, Civil Defence and others.
