Abia State News Special Report
FIVE MEN ATTACKED ME AND TWO MEMBERS OF OUR GROUP, ABA WOMEN PROTEST LEADERS CRIES OUT
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Afnews Editor
Oct 12, 2019
The leader of Women for Change Initiative and Equity
Organization Lady Jane Ogbauta, has alleged that she was attacked by a gang of
five men in her business premises on 149 Ikot Ekpene road Aba the commercial
hub of Abia state.
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Ogbauta, had on Tuesday October 8, 2019 led a protest
against alleged deplorable road network in Aba with members of her
organization.
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The women had during the protest gave Governor Okezie
Ikpeazu, a 100 days ultimatum to fix
the roads or they will stage 10,000 women protest and lockdown the Abia
government house.
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But in statement made available to our correspondent on
Friday the Leader of protest stated Solomon and accomplices had on Thursday
October 10, 2019 barge into her shop and assaulted together with two members of
her group.
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She alleged that her attackers who wielded a gun also
damaged some of her goods and made away with an undisclosed amount of money.
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The statement read in part, " I was in the company with
Mrs Ifeyinwa Ananaba the leader of our group in Ugwunagbo LGA, and Mrs Uloma
Uzoma when the men attacked us.
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"Assaulted us and left Mrs Uloma with several injuries
on her chest, while we were severally thrown on the floor. They also video
recorded the incident.
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" The leader of gang bragged that he was Chijioke
Solomon (aka Dollar) an indigene of Ezi Nwangwa in the Ogbor hill area of Aba
and nobody can harm him not even the inspector General of police".
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Ogbauta, added that the leader of gang had question them if
they knew the implications of the protest they held against the state
government.
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She said reports of the incident had been forward to the
office of the Aba Area Commander of the Nigerian Police force and the
Commissioner of Police in the state Mr Ene Okon.
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She urged the Police to investigate those behind the attack
and bring them to book.
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She pointed out that her group was not working nor receiving
sponsorship from any political party, but they were only concerned about good
governance in the state.
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"Our group is poised to demanding for good governance,
equity and inclusiveness from all level of government.
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"We still stand on the declaration of our protest and
demand that the state government should fix the roads in Aba or face 10,000
women protest which will lockdown the Abia government house after 100 days.
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"Even though we have been receiving diverse threats
through calls and text messages but we will not relent", she said.
