Mr. Ossy Onuko, an aide to Anambra State Governor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, who was previously reported to have instructed his associates to assault a commercial driver for overtaking his group, has issued an apology.
In response, GUO Transport, the transportation company, has issued a warning to take legal action against the official.
In a press release, Onuko denied being part of a convoy, instead, he explained that the commercial driver was driving recklessly. He further stated that his personal security aides attempted to rectify the situation, but the driver remained uncooperative.
He stated, “I have received numerous calls and messages from concerned friends, colleagues, and fellow Anambra residents regarding a viral video clip on social media depicting an altercation between a GUO driver and myself, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Awka Capital Territory Development Authority.”
Onuko accepted full responsibility for the incident and offered his apologies to the young man, GUO, as well as his friends and well-wishers who felt embarrassed by his involvement in such an incident.
He clarified that he was driving in his Toyota Hilux vehicle with two civil defense officers in the back seat, emphasizing that there was no convoy involved.
GUO, the prominent transport company whose driver was assaulted, has announced its intention to pursue legal action against Onuko. GUO’s press statement disclosed that its driver was subjected to a brutal attack by political thugs acting on Onuko’s orders, leaving passengers traumatized as they witnessed the driver being mercilessly attacked.
“We assure all concerned citizens that we will seek legal redress, to ensure that such acts of inhumane treatment of citizens do not keep occurring.
“We have also seen the statement from the press secretary of the Anambra State Government. We are surprised that they would want to defend the atrocious act meted out to our driver today.
“They justified this atrocious action of theirs by contending that it was our driver’s recklessness that led to his being beaten with a machete and terribly brutalized.
“The false narrative they put out without speaking to our driver or the passengers in the vehicle that witnessed the whole incident speaks volumes.
“We call on the Executive Governor of Anambra State to condemn the conduct of his officials and constitute a panel of inquiry into this incident to curtail the excesses of his officials and avoid a repeat of a similar incident which could possibly have led to loss of lives and chaos in the State.”
