Mr. Eze Chikamnayo, the father of the first teenaged governor of Abia State, Joy Eze Chikamnayo, has narrowly escaped death. This followed an attack on him by suspected gun-wielding herdsmen.
The Nation learnt that the suspected herdsmen attacked his car.
Joy, who is studying Law at the Abia State University, Uturu, on December 11, 2017, presided over the affairs of Abia State for 24 hours at the age of 14, after emerging top in a week-long rigorous essay competition.
The attack, our reporter gathered, occurred on the Enugu axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway.
Although no injury was sustained during the attack, the fender and radiator of the car the popular Abia politician was travelling in with one of his workers identified as Prince were, however, riddled with bullets.
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Narrating his ordeal to our reporter when contacted on the phone, Chikamnayo, who was the Abia House of Assembly candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for Umunneochi State Constituency in the 2019 general election, said it was by the special grace of God that he escaped being killed by the gunmen, who dressed like herdsmen.
Chikamnayo, a former commissioner for Information, said the attack was a terrible experience for him, which he would not wish his enemies.
He said the incident happened after Awgu junction, as he was driving to Enugu from his hometown, Isuochi, in Umunneochi Local Government.
Drivers and commuters travelling along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway have called on heads of security agencies in the Southeast to ensure that security on the expressway is tightened, following recent incidents on the road.
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