GUO Motors Boss Escapes Assassination In Onitsha

A business magnet and transporter, GUO Okeke on Tuesday evening escaped death by the whiskers when gunmen suspected to be hired assassins attacked his car, keeping his driver on a danger zone.
Nigerian Tribune gathered that the gunmen, numbering four, in a bid to get rid of Okeke who has been on the hem of security in Anambra, ambushed one of  his private cars at his residence in Onitsha but unfortunately found out that the man was not  in the car.

Speaking to Nigerian Tribune, Chief Okeke said that the attack came at 6.45pm and he just happened back about ten minutes earlier. His driver, who was sent on an errand with the car was attacked on his way back by a group of gunmen in a Siena car, who trailed him to the GRA gate II and opened fire on the vehicle.

“We began to hear terrifying gun shots in front of the gate, the assailants trailed the car, thinking I was inside. They first opened fire at the windscreen, directing it to the front seat where they thought a security man was sitting, they shattered the windscreen, shot at the driver but bullets miraculously missed his fore head but scratched through his head and the bullets also hit his hand. They also shattered the tyres of the vehicle and riddled the whole vehicle with over 60 bullets. The scanario lasted for about five minutes.

The assailants came purposely to eliminate me because within the last few months, I have been receiving threats from various criminal gangs, ordering me to leave Onitsha and Anambra State,” he said.

He further expressed fear that the assailants may be the same gang of assassins that specialised in assassinating and kidnapping people in Anambra State especially within  the commercial city of Onitsha, adding that they may be responsible for the assassination of one Emeka at Awka road, Onitsha early last month.

The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, (DSP) Emeka Chukwuemeka confirmed the incident and said that the command has spread its dragnet to arrest the fleeing members of the gang while calling on the residents of the area to give police necessary information that could lead to their arrest.


 Culled From Nigerian Tribune