Sahara Reporters
The member representing Ughelli South Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Reuben Izeze, narrowly escaped death following an attack by armed robbers on Thursday.
The robbers numbering about six, SaharaReporters gathered, shot the lawmaker at close range around 9:00 pm while he was visiting an old friend along Ekpan, in Warri.
SaharaReporters learnt that his aide, identified as Dorume Stephen, was locked in the boot of a car by the assailants, who took his mobile phones away.
Our correspondent gathered that Izeze, Chairman, House Committee on Lands, Survey and Urban Development, is currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed medical facility in Warri.
It was gathered that on Thursday night, armed robbers held the Warri axis of the state hostage, robbing from one area to another and shooting indiscriminately for hours.
An eyewitness told our correspondent that in the area where Izeze was shot, armed robbers carried out over six operations unchallenged.
The source lamented what he called “lack of security presence in Warri and Ughelli areas of the state”.
The source said it shows “Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s government is doing nothing but only collecting security votes.”
“Security-wise, before now there was no government presence yet a governor is collecting a huge amount of money every month as security vote.
“The lawmaker’s aide, Dorume Stephen, was locked up in the boot and was about to be taken away when he was rescued by policemen. Okowa’s government must take the issue of security seriously in these areas, especially in the Warri and Ughelli areas of the state. It is not just about collecting security votes alone,” the source said.
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