The Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the
Rivers State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jerry Needam, on
Tuesday, December 22, 2015 escaped a kidnap and assassination attempt.
The incident which occurred at his residence in
Port Harcourt, makes it the third highly organized politically motivated plot
on his life.After the armed men stormed his residence in the early hours of Tuesday, they shot sporadically to gain entrance into the compound.
During the incident which lasted for over 2 hours, Mr. 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 leaving the compound, rooms and vehicles riddled with bullets.
A statement he personally signed on Tuesday
revealed that three of the gallant Police officers, including an Assistant
Superintendent of Police (ASP) 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.
Speaking shortly after the failed kidnap and
assassination attempt on his life and family, Needam 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 expresses 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.
The statement commended the prompt response of
the Police to the distress call and their demonstration of professionalism in
the encounter with the heavily armed assassins.
He also sympathized with the Police command and
the families of the deceased policemen, praying that God would give them the
fortitude to bear the loss of their beloved bread winners.
Needam further expressed gratitude to God for
saving his life and the life of his family and to all friends and well-wishers
who on hearing the news, called to show concern and to wish him God’s
protection.
