The Convener of Recover Nigeria Project, Comrade Osita Obi, has narrated how he escaped an attack from illegal tax collectors in Awka, Anambra state capital.
Osita, who spoke with journalists in Awka, attributed his escape to God’s grace.
He said that he had gathered tricycle operators in Awka for awareness and to thank the governor for the banning of the illegal revenue collection in Anambra when he was attacked at Ekwueme Square.
“I was at the Ekwueme square Awka, with the motorcycle operators to thank the governor for banning the illegal tax collections by some groups in the state. The tricycle operators have been complaining about how some people have been extorting them heavily in the name of revenue collections.
“Before I could know what was happening some group of persons descended on me and they nearly killed me.
It took the intervention of the police who were called by some of tricycle operators to rescue me and I thank God that 11 of them were arrested,” he said.
Speaking on the incident, spokesman of the Anambra Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, said those arrested in connection with the incident have been cooperating with the police by giving useful information.