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April 3, 2021Gunmen attack former CBN boss Chukwuma Charles Soludo, kill three aides
Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo was the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria. He graduated with degree of Economics from University of Nigeria Nsukka. He worked for World Bank as at 1993 for both long and short term work as consultant. Soludo was among the workforce of Obasanjo administration as the Economic Advisor to the President and the Chief Executive of the National Planning Committee.
In 2019, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Soludo as member of his Economic Advisory Council (EAC). In 2009, he contested for Anambra state governorship election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which he lost to Peter Obi of All Progressives Grand Alliance. (APGA)
Gistflash gathered that he announced his intentions to run for governorship under All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in February 2021.
‘Attack on Charles Soludo could be politically motivated’
According to a support group, the attack on Soludo, an aspirants of the Governorship election in Anambra State, South Eastern Nigeria could be politically motivated.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would be holding Anambra Governorship election eight months from now, November 6, 2021.
“What happened to Professor Soludo is politically motivated. The plan is to discourage him and all his supporters ahead of the election,” Chinedu Nwoye Glamour, Chairman of All Soludo Support Groups speaking to BBC .
According to Glamour, “the attack happen between 4pm and 5pm after Prof. Soludo finished a rally he was holding in Isuofia community in Aguata Local Government Area of the state. Unknown gunmen stormed the venue, shooting sporadically into the air and killed three of the security aides of the ex-CBN governor. The officers who dead were shot in the process of protecting Soludo and one of the aides was kidnapped.
“Police is on top of the matter and we hope they find the culprits who carried out this operation.”
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No group has claimed the responsibility for the attack but this incident happened while jaguda boys were attacking and killing security agencies especially Police officers for South Eastern Nigeria.
Recently, Police High Command paraded 16 suspects arrested at different parts of the region allegedly involved in the killing of officers and attack on Police Stations for South East.
Prof. Charles Chukwuemeka Soludo is Safe
The Anambra state police commissioner, Monday Kuryas, has said that the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and Anambra state governorship aspirant, Charles Soludo, is safe.
In an interview with Channels TV, the state police boss, Monday Kuryas, said Mr. Soludo is safe. He, however, disclosed that the state Commissioner for Public Utilities, Emeka Ezenwanne, was abducted by the gunmen.
”The former CBN governor was holding a townhall meeting with the youths of his community called Isuofia in Aguata local government area of the state.
Suddenly, unknown gunmen attacked my men that were providing security for him. In the exchange of fire, three of my men were killed but the Professor is safe.
However, the Commisioner for Public Utilities, Engr Emeka Ezenwanne, was abducted in the process and my men are on the heels of the abductors.” he said