State House attacker charged with attempted murder
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- The 35-year-old, had turned up at the southeastern guard hut at State House and confronted the security detail, telling them, “I want the President”.
- An agitated Chimezie then pulled a knife from the waist of his pants, stabbing Presidential Guard Telon Perreira five times.
- Chimezie then grabbed the officer’s gun and discharged several rounds before he was shot when other members of the president’s security detail returned fire.
- Perreira was also hospitalized but was released on December 29, 2022.
In Guyana, the Nigerian man who attacked a presidential guard outside President Irfaan Ali’s official residence last month is due to appear in court on Thursday to face charges of attempted murder and discharging a firearm.
Bethel Ikena Chimezie’s scheduled court appearance is coming three days after he was discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital where he had been since December 15, 2022, after being shot in the incident outside State House.
The 35-year-old, had turned up at the southeastern guard hut at State House and confronted the security detail, telling them, “I want the President”.
An agitated Chimezie then pulled a knife from the waist of his pants, stabbing Presidential Guard Telon Perreira five times. Chimezie then grabbed the officer’s gun and discharged several rounds before he was shot when other members of the president’s security detail returned fire.
Perreira was also hospitalized but was released on December 29, 2022.
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