The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, and son have allegedly escaped an assassination attempt.
This was disclosed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Uche Anichukwu.
According to the statement, the incident occurred at about 4:00 am on Tuesday at their Apo Quarters residence in Abuja.
The armed men were said to have discreetly evaded the security and entered his house.
Thereafter, they took hold of his son and commanded him to lead them to the Senator’s bedroom.
While in the senator’s bedroom, a struggle ensued after which some of the men escaped.
One of them was, however, arrested.
According to Anichukwu, the arrested member of the gang refused to divulge any information on the operation. He, however, says the attacker has been handed over to the police.
They (the police) on the other hand, is yet to confirm the incident.
When contacted, the FCT Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, said they haven’t received any suspect or information on the matter.
