An Editor with Daily Trust Newspapers, Abuja, Saawua Terzungwe on Tuesday evening narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on his life.
Terzungwe, who is Deputy Political Editor, said he was on the production desk till after 11:00 pm before he left his office to his residence at Mararaba, Nasarawa state.
He explained that the gunmen trailed him in a car to his estate where he was confronted.
Terzungwe noted that the gunmen did not ask for money, ATM cards or even asked for his car.
His words: “They followed me to the gate in a small car. I came down from my car and opened the gate. After parking my car, I was going back to lock the gate, when three of them gained entry and confronted me with guns.
“It was actually an assassination attempt. They didn’t demand for any money, ATM cards or transfer from me. Even when one of them ordered me to surrender my car key, their boss was angry with him.
“He ordered them to kill me and forget about any other things. But God helped me despite shooting at me severally.
“I later escaped through the backdoor and navigated my way through a bush path to the police station.
“One of my neighbours said they were still looking for me in the mini estate and shooting, threatening that they must kill me that night. But I really thank God for saving my life.
“They, however, made away with my car key, wallet and one of my phones when I had already escaped. They picked my wallet and the phone from my car which I was yet to lock before the attack.”
