Rivers APC Chairman 'Dr Davies Ikanya' Escapes Assassination

CHAIRMAN of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr Davies Ikanya, on Monday night, escaped assassination in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

It was gathered that gunmen, at about 8.45 p.m., stormed his residence on Herbert Macaulay Street, Amadi Flat, Old GRA, Port Harcourt and opened fire on the security men at the premises.

The security men were, however, able to repel the attack and the attackers fled the scene, while it was not clear, as of the time of filing this report, if the attackers were assassins or kidnappers.

Calls and text messages sent to Ikanya’s mobile telephone line were not answered, but the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ahmad Mohammed, confirmed the attack, saying he did not have details of the incident.

In a related development, the state deputy governor, Mr Tele Ikuru, has described as untrue, an allegation that he ordered for the kidnap and assassination of his former press secretary, Mr Godswill Jumbo.

The former aide to the deputy governor had recently raised the alarm that his boss sent some kidnappers after him, with the aim of killing him, but the acting press secretary to the deputy governor, Ednah Alete, in a press statement issued in Port Harcourt, on Tuesday, denied the allegation.