The Chairman, House Of Representative Committee on Anti-Corruption, Mr. Nicholas Shehu Garba has escape unhurt an attemp to assassinate him by unknown gunmen.
The federal lawmaker was attacked along along Kwoi-Fadan Kagoma road, in Kaduna State on Saturday.
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Kaduna State Chapter said it was shocked about the attacked on legislator, while expressing disappointment over the security situation in the State.
Mr. Abraham Alberah Catoh, State Publicity Secretary of the PDP in the statement said “We God the Member and other occupants of the car came out unhurt, but the car was riddled with bullets.
“The unfortunate incident happened in an area where insecurity is at its lowest ebb for quite a long time. It is sad that this kind of attack is the first of its kind.
“The party feels strongly disappointed that security agencies are not living up to their responsibilities. We call on the security agencies to be more proactive in their duties and go after the criminals so as to avert future occurance of such ugly incidence.
“We urge the government to also improve on her cardinal responsibilities of protecting lives and property,which she has failed woefully in all ramifications.
“Kidnappings, terrorists attacks and armed robbery is going on unabated across the State.
“The PDP is very rudely shocked and wandered that if the life of the Representative of the people at the National Assembly, of such standing will be so much in jeopardy and threatened, in an environment where killings have become an occurring decimal, what more of the common man on the street.?
