Nigerian: Abia State Governor's Son Again! This Time His Aide Was Killed At A Civic Reception In Honour Of His Father!

Gov. T Orji

Stories have been making wave on the internet since yesterday with different versions of what actually happened. According to our source, thenation.com, the son of Abia state governor, Chinedum Orji rather escaped death on Saturday as a gun shot fired around him killed his personal assistant, John Ndubuka.
Chinedum had accompanied his parents to a civic reception held in honour of his father by Ikwuano/Umuahia people when the incident happened.

Ndubuka was killed when a bullet pierced his chest through his back.

He was pronounced dead on arrival by doctors at the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, where he was rushed to after the incident. The Commissioner of Police, Abia State Police Command Ibrahim Adamu has reportedly placed detectives of the State Criminal Investigations Department on the alert to fish out those responsible for the shooting. Our source disclosed that shortly after the reception at the former Umuahia Main Market was concluded at about 4.30pm, the governor and his entourage left for the home of the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, where guests were entertained.

The source said the governor’s son and his aides were also leaving the venue at about 5.15p.m when a single shot rang out at the direction of his car. Orji was said to have entered his car while his deceased aide was walking down beside the car. The source said the bullet which was fired from the back hit the aide on the back shoulder, pierced through his right rib and emerged through the chest, leaving him with blood rushing out from the deep hole caused by the bullet.

The governor’s son and others who saw Ndubuka clutching his chest and blood dripping down his white shirt were said to have rushed him to FMC, where he was pronounced dead.Speaking with journalists in Umuahia, the state Commissioner for Information , Eze Chikamnayo said that what seemed to be an accidental discharge that led to the death of the aide to the son of the governor is being investigated by the state command of the Nigeria police. Chikamnayo,said the victim, Ndubuka was hit by a bullet that killed him from an unknown source while leaving the venue at the end of a civic reception organized by Ikwuano/Umuahia people for the governor last saturday.

The Commissioner said that as the vehicle of the son of the governor was leaving the scene with other dignitaries, the crowd, especially youths started surging and law enforcement agents released two gun shots. He said a third gunshot was later heard which led to the fatality, adding that nothing could be ruled out including accidental discharge, assassination attempt on the life of the son of the governor or even a shot from a sniper. The commissioner said that the matter will be thoroughly investigated and assured that the police will get to the root of the matter.