Breaking News:
The Special Adviser,
Media and Publicity to the Rivers State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP), Jerry Needam in the early hours of Tuesday, December 22, 2015
escaped a kidnap and assassination attempt.
The incident which is
the third highly organized politically motivated plot on his life, occurred at
his residence in Port Harcourt, during which scores of
armed men engaged the Police in a fierce gun battle, leaving the compound,
rooms and vehicles riddled with bullets.
Reports said the
daredevil men stormed his residence in the wee hours of Tuesday morning and
shot sporadically to gain entrance into the compound.
During the incident
which lasted for over 2 hours, Mr. Needam was said to have put a distress call
to the Police who promptly arrived his residence and engaged the gun men in a
fierce gun battle.
At the end of the
bloodletting battle, three of the gallant Police officers, including an
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) lost their lives while two other Police
officers and Mr. Needam’s security guard, who suffered serious gun shots are
now receiving treatment at a private hospital in Port Harcourt.
Mr. Needam speaking
shortly after the failed kidnap and assassination attempt on his life and
family, believes that the mastermind of the kidnap and assassination attempt
are his political opponents who desperately want him silenced following his
strong political views and his penchant for speaking the truth.
Meanwhile, Needam, who
few hours ago had interactions with the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Musa
Kimo, on the incident expresses confidence in the ability of the Command to
investigate the matter and fish out those behind the assassination attempt on
his life and entire household.
While commending the
prompt response of the Police to the distress call and their demonstration of
professionalism in the encounter with the heavily armed assassins, the PDP
Media Aide sympathizes with the Police command and the families of the deceased
policemen, praying that God would give them the fortitude to bear the loss of
their beloved bread winners.
He also expresses
gratitude to God who saved his life and his family in all of these incidents
and to all friends and well-wishers who on hearing the news of the condemnable
incident, called to show concern and to wish him God’s protection.
Signed:
Jerry Needam, JP
Special Adviser
on Media and Publicity
To the Rivers
PDP Chairman, Bro Felix Obuah
Tuesday,
December 22, 2015
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