(Picture): Senator: how my driver robbed me at gun point

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Monday, March 19th, 2012

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Uzamere

Senator Ehigie Uzamere (Edo South) yesterday narrated how he escaped death on Friday in the hand of his driver who robbed him at gun point.

The Action Congress of Nigerian (ACN) lawmaker said he was on his way to Benin City, the Edo State capital for the ACN convention when his driver, Mohammed Ibrahim, allegedly pointed a gun to his head, dragged him out of his black Mercedez Benz S430 and sped off with his briefcase containing “vital documents”.

Ibrahim, according to Uzamere, is in his mid-30s.

He hails from Niger State and has been with him for seven years.

The documents which are both personal and official, are irreplaceable, Uzamere said.

He said: “It was around 12 pm on Friday. We were on the way to the airport when I decided to check my briefcase.

“I discovered that part of the money inside had been taken. I asked my driver how that came to be since I left him in the car earlier when I went to the Chinese Embassy.

“I felt I would need some money for the activities slated for the convention. So, I said ‘take me back; let me find a solution to the missing money’.

“But just before we reached my house (in Jabi) by the junction (of Ebitu Ukiwe and Bala Sokoto), the driver suddenly parked the car, came to my side and put a pistol on my head, practically dragged me out and left in a jiffy.”

The distraught lawmaker said he was completely traumatised for several hours and could not leave for the ACN convention in Benin, until early Saturday morning.

The run-away driver was said to have called a member of Uzamere’s family, urging him to pick his father’s car somewhere in Life Camp area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

Uzamere, who is Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign and Local Debts, said: “I give thanks to the Lord that I am still alive.

“It could have been worse. It is a setback for my programme . This is another example of how bad things have become and why we must all strive harder to make this country better for us all and for our children,” he added.

The Utako Police Station is investigating the matter.wp_posts