*Plan to Scuttle APGA Rally: UGM Missed Target ** *As Police Shine Eyes*

By OUR DETECTIVES  (NNEWI)

Information reaching 247thirdeye.com from Odata Secondary School in Ihiala, Ihiala local government area of Anambra State, the venue of All Progressive Grand Alliance, (APGA) campaign rally, had it that gunmen’s plan to scuttlle the party’s campaign rally and possibly assassinate His Excellency, the Executive Governor of the State, Dr. Willie Obiano or maim some APGA faithful, missed their target as the Governor was yet to arrive the campaign venue before the children of darkness struck.

Some APGA members who volunteered information when our correspondent visited the scene of the incident, said the State first-class citizen was still at Odekpe, Ogbaru council area on campaign rally when the news went viral that policemen and the gunmen were in a gun battle at the venue of the Ihiala campaign ground. 

Although the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ikenga Tochi confirmed that there was an attempt to attack APGA rally in Ihiala even as he made it known that policemen and other security personnel jointly gave the gunmen what they bartered for as the security men, he said overpowered the hoodlums by not only repelling them but went on and recovered 4 utility cars from the gunmen while sizable causalities were recorded on the side of the agents of darkness. 

Recall that the newly posted Commissioner of Police in the State, CP Echeng Eworo Echeng had vowed on the day he assumed duty 4 days ago that his men are now better positioned to speak to the unknown gunmen in the language they will understand and today’s police averted incident at Ihiala has justified the claims of the first policeman in the State.It was gathered authoritatively that the gunmen were ready to swoop on All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) campaign ground before policemen sniffed their way about; “and the police never gave the evil men breathing space. They were awaiting for Governor Obiano to arrive before they struck but reverse was the case” APGA member said.

Given more details about the attack, DSP Tochi said the incident occurred at about 09.30hrs and it was at Odata Central School, beside St Martins Church, Ihiala.“We recovered one Ak 47 riffle, two magazines with 30 rounds of ammunition, and a Toyota Hilux vehicle from the attackers” he concluded.