Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that one of the aides of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who was murdered whose name has been given as Goodnews Mattias, was his personal assistant.
A schoolmate to the deceased spoke on Monday evening as family and friends wailed over Sunday’s bloody attack in Anambra.
Ubah’s convoy was ambushed by gunmen Sunday evening near the Nkwo Enugwu Ukwu Market axis of Njikoka Local Government Area.
The Anambra South lawmaker, aides, and security operatives came under fire as they made their way to Nnewi.
Speaking on anonymity, a friend to Goodness’ told reporters that they both attended the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Cross River State.
‘He obtained a BSc in Fisheries and Aquaculture; hailed from Ika Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State.
‘His nickname is T.Boy, he was the personal assistant to Ubah; married and left two kids behind.
‘He turned 40 years old in May; a loving person, easy going and always smiling.
‘T.Boy worked for Ubah for about 15 years. The Senator gave him a car gift last year’, the source added.
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) chieftain confirmed that Goodness Mathias and Obum Ikechukwu died in the attack.
Some Police and Department of State Services (DSS) officers in the motorcade also lost their lives.
The Anambra State Police Command had on Monday confirmed that no fewer than five persons, including two policemen and three civilians, were killed when gunmen attacked the convoy of the senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah, on Sunday.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in an interview with reporters.
Apart from the five persons killed, the police spokesperson added that two policemen, who were injured, are currently receiving treatment.