From Okey Sampson, Umuahia
Abia State Commissioner and son of late Senator Uche Chukwumerije,Chaka Chukwumerije on Sunday escaped death by the whiskers following gunmen attack on him .
He narrowly escaped an apparent assassination attempt two nights ago while traveling from Okigwe to Umuahia.
In a statement, his brother, Dike Chukwumerije said the Commissioner was travelling from Okigwe to Umuahia when the vehicle in which he was in, came under heavy gunfire.
Dike was of praises to God that despite the fact the car was riddled with bullets, but all occupants survived the attack unscathed.
He said despite the attack, his brother would continue to do his job without fear or favour.
“My brother has buried himself in his work so completely, so selflessly, that we are constantly picking up the slack in other areas of his personal life.
“This is the struggle we all, who are true change agents, face. And the further threat of being physically harmed for nothing more than doing the right thing.”
While expressing gratitude for his brother’s survival, he called for courage among Nigerians working for genuine change and urged them to remain undeterred.