Jerry Needam escapes assassination attempt.
Reports said the daredevil men stormed his residence in the wee hours of Tuesdaymorning and shot sporadically to gain entrance into the compound.
During the incident which lasted for over 2 hours, 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 lost their lives while two other police officers and Needam’s security guard, who suffered serious gun shots are now receiving treatment at a private hospital in Port Harcourt.
Needam speaking shortly after the failed kidnap and assassination attempt on his life and family, said he 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 expressed 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 sympathized with the police 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 expressed gratitude to God who saved his life and his family in the incident 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
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