‘Assassination Attempt’: Ekweremadu Threatens To Release Video Clip If…

Following a failed assassination attempt on him, his wife and son on the early hours of Tuesday, the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has threatened to release video clips of how his house was invaded by assassins, if the Police fails to withdraw its statement that it was a case of burglary.

This is even as the Senate has vehemently rejected the claim by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) that what happened at Ekweremadu’s residence was a case of burglary, and subsequently demanded that the Police should carry out a very thorough investigation of the reported assassination attempt.

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Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe had earlier raised a motion, and wondered why the Police is engaging in a cover up.

“For the police to quickly, without interviewing the very person for whom this incident happened to, come out and determine that it was a burglary, actually burgles the mind. We know in this country Bola Ige was killed in his home. We know and also it is a fact the former gubernatorial candidate, Funsho Williams, was also killed in his home.

“Our fear today is why is the Police engaging in a cover up? Why is the police continually, at any time that it concerns people that do not have presidential oversight or cover, they quickly come out and have a report?” Abaribe asked.

Ekweremadu, in a comment on the motion, disclosed that a deputy inspector general of Police in charge of operations visited his house with Commissioner of Police for the FCT on Tuesday afternoon to sympathise with him.

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“I showed them round, and of course, they were very sympathetic of what happened. I was shocked when I woke up this morning to hear Police saying that what happened in my house was a mere case of burglary. I am at a loss because, as we speak, they have not taken any statement from my son, who was hospitialised, they have not gone to the hospital to find out what exactly happened to my son. They have invited security personnel attached to me, who reported yesterday, some are still reporting this morning.

“They (the Police) looked at the CCTV tapes operated by the DSS and a staff of my house, apparently they were not able to figure it out. So, it was easy for them to quickly dismiss what really happened,” revealed.

He added that he has been able to figure out the correct picture of what happened, and disclosed that he now has the video clip.

“Unfortunately for them, later yesterday evening, a technician came and was able to figure out and was able to produce the CCTV footage, including how they gained entrance into my house and how they got a way into my room and the fight between them, my wife and my son, and all the efforts we made to save our lives.

“I am happy that we have that in our custody, which the Police is not aware of. I am sure that Nigeria will be shocked on what transpired and all the efforts made to save our lives. Now that the Police appears to have concluded the case, unless they withdraw the statement that it is a mere case of burglary, I may now be forced to release those footage to the media, international communities so that Nigerians and ordinary people will judge whether it was a case of burglary or attempt to kill me or whether they just want to come to my house to have a breakfast or have a handshake with me.

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“It appears to me that the man who said it was a mere case of burglary does not know what burglary is about. He doesn’t need any teaching he just needs to go into the internet and find out what burglary is really about. He can compare if it is the same with what happened in my house,” he added.

Ekweremadu also said he might accept offers by some Nigerians, who want to offer free security in his house.

“I also want to appreciate those, who said they want to come to my house and provide security service for me with their machetes and Dane guns, if the Police have failed to do that. If they fail to withdraw so I have to accept those offers, but I don’t want that to be our portion,” he concluded.

Senator Dino Melaye contributed to the motion.

“The Police adopted a very myopic, porous and intellectually stagnant approach to a very serious matter. To start with, burglary is not mere. Anyone, who is engaged in burglary, has satanic intention. It is burglary that leads to assassination.

“To come out and say its mere burglary shows that the Nigeria Police has identified some individuals that no matter what happens, we will not get their service.

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“If this has happened to one of the faithful of Mr. President, this will not be the reaction of the Inspector-General of Police. If this has happened to one of the close friends of the villa, this will not be the reaction of the IGP,” he said.

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