Armed men attack Cross River Assembly Speaker

Speaker of the State House of Assembly Cross River, Mr. Larry Odey, on Wednesday said armed men stormed his official residence in Calabar on Tuesday night and made attempt on his life. He said he does know if the armed men were suspected armed robbers or hired political assassins.

The Speaker said no member of his household was hurt but his security detail sustained gunshot injuries in course of trying to disarm the assassins.

He said,

“I am not in a position to confirm that. The Police, who have since launched investigations, will have to tell us who the gunmen were. And how many have been arrested so far.”
“The assailants’ bullets hit his bullet proof door where he was. The hoodlums were actually very daring. They scaled the fence and actually shot at where the Speaker was but his door ofcourse is bullet proof and the pellets hit the door and that saved the situation.
“The Speaker’s police escort, who confronted the gunmen, was shot at in the hand and he is presently receiving treatment in the hospital.”

The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Hogan Bassey, confirmed the incident, saying investigation was ongoing to unravel the identities of the suspected assassins. His words,

“Yes, there was problem in his house and one of our men was shot. We are investigating the matter at the moment.”
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