Dakuku Peterside
In a statement released by Sylvester Asoya, the director-general of
the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and
governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the
2015 Rivers state governorship election, Dakuku Peterside, survived an
attempt on his life by unknown gunmen on Sunday.
The statement added that two jeeps belonging to Emeka Woke, Nyesom
Wike’s chief of staff, carrying two unknown gunmen trailed Peterside’s
car to UTC Junction and opened fire on their car.
"Our car however did a detour to first Aba road then old GRA
with the two jeeps still trailing us. We drove to the DSS office to seek
refuge and on getting to the gate the unknown gunmen opened fire again
at the SSS men on guard.
"The exchange of fire between the DSS men and the assailants
lasted for more than 30 minutes. In course of exchange of fire my Police
detail Cpl Emma Esi was shot at and seriously injured . This is a very
ugly experience but I thank God that my colleagues and I escaped unhurt.
"When the DSS men demobilized the two jeeps, we found out that
the man at the back of the car who was identifying us to the assailants
is Wike’s Chief of staff, Emeka Woke. He has been arrested by the DSS.
"Today’s experience is not only terrifying but also shows the
parlous state of security in Rivers State. If I can be engaged openly by
gunmen for nearly an hour in the heart of Port Harcourt, only God knows
the fate that will befall members of our party and those sympathetic to
our predicament. What is happening today in our dear state is not only
horrible but also constitutes serious national security risk," Asoya’s statement read.
According to the statement, Peterside was in the company of Davies
Ikanya, chairman of the Rivers state chapter of the APC, and HO Asita at
the time of the incident.
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