The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has condemned the assassination attempt on the life of its spokesman, Ikenga Ugochinyere
Gunmen on Saturday attacked Ugochinyere’s country home in the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State and killed his uncle and two other persons.
The coalition’s co-spokesperson, Mark Adebayo, who addressed journalists at a media briefing on Sunday in Abuja, urged security agencies to fish out those behind the attack.
He said one Mr. Chinasa, an aide of the Imo State, had openly threatened the CUPP spokesman.
Adebayo also linked the attack to Ugochinyere’s participation in the February 25 National Assembly election in Ideato Federal Constituency of Imo State.
He said the CUPP would hold the state government responsible for the attack against its spokesman and demanded the immediate arrest of Chinasa.
Adebayo said: “We state unequivocally that we are holding the government of Imo State solely responsible for this heinous crime and demand the immediate arrest of Mr. Chinasa, whose threats against Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere is already in the public domain, and the police authorities are aware of this but did nothing on the threats until he succeeded in carrying out his dastardly threats
