Chairman Escapes Mishap As Soldiers Invade His House During PDP Meeting (Photos)

Read the press statement below.

Caretaker Chairman of
Brass Local Government Area, Hon. Victor Isaiah, escaped death on Sunday
night as heavily armed military men launched an attack on his official
residence in Twon-Brass, Headquarters of Brass Local Government Area.

The
chairman who was in the building at the time of the ambush, was having a
meeting with members and supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP, on the outcome of the presidential and national assembly elections
held on 23rd, February.

Victor Isaiah was not injured during the
attack as he was quickly whisked away to safety by his police orderly,
but some members and supporters of the PDP sustained various degrees of
injuries when escaping the bullets from the berserk military men,
leaving others psychologically traumatized.

The soldiers, after
surrounding the premises, gained access into the chairman’s apartment
after breaking through the doors ransacking the various rooms and made
away with an undisclosed sum of money and valuable documents.

Speaking
to newsmen in Twon-Brass on the attack, the press secretary to the
chairman Tamaradoubra Benedict Owei Benjamin, confirmed the unfortunate
incident, describing it as wicked and inhumane.

He said “the
heavily armed soldiers broke into the chairman’s residence through the
back gate at about 7:20pm Sunday night when the chairman was in a
meeting with PDP members and supporters who had earlier staged a protest
against the INEC for accepting the fake Nembe-Bassambiri results”

According
to Benjamin, “The meeting was ongoing peacefully when the soldiers
invaded the premises and ordered everyone including the chairman to
raise up their hands and lie on their stomachs. But before the chairman
could identify himself, the military men opened fire on the innocent
citizens holding a peaceful meeting wounding scores of them”

He
explained that the attack was an assassination attempt on Hon. Victor
Isaiah for standing up against the federal government controlled Nigeria
military and saying No to the daylight robbery and bias of INEC.