A former member of the House of Representatives, Prince Ned Nwoko has alleged that some people are planning to assassinate him.
He said that the plan is connected to a piece of land in his community in Delta state in which he was setting up a university. He added that a tussle about who becomes the next king of his community is also another factor.
He disclosed this on Thursday in a press briefing he organised alongside his wife, Regina Daniels in Abuja.
According to him, the issue of who becomes the next king in his community had been settled by the elders, and that the allocation of the land to him followed due process.
Speaking further, Nwoko revealed that the assassination plan was exposed on social media by an inmate in Kuje Prison, Abuja, who overheard two fellow prisoners discussing the plot. He said the matter had been reported to the Nigerian Police Force.
The politician claimed that the inmate, who was later released from the prison, received series of threat messages and died mysteriously after three weeks and an autopsy was being carried out.
He said the inmate was able to get the information on social media and the attention of his wife, Regina was drawn to it.
“I then reported the matter to the police and Department of State Security (DSS) and they went and interviewed the inmates involved. The inmates mentioned the name of one businessman who deals in the oil and gas sector as the master minder.”
He said the family of the late inmate would have been at this conference but due to fear for their lives, they refused to come.
Meanwhile, he said though security around him and his family had been tightened, but added that the conference was necessary to let the world know about the assassination plot.
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