Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Charles Soludo, narrowly escaped assassination this evening as gunmen attacked him, killing three policemen guarding him.
The incident took place in his community, Isuofia, in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State during a meeting with the youths of the community.
Eyewitnesses at the event said that Soludo was safe but his location was kept secret.
The Commissioner for Public Utilities, Emeka Ezenwanne, who was at the event could not be accounted for after the incident and there were strong indications he had been taken away by the gunmen.
Police spokesperson in the state, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed the incident but said that he was still gathering information on the ugly development.
