{"id":9496,"date":"2023-12-06T10:16:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=9496"},"modified":"2023-12-06T10:16:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:16:22","slug":"afro-pop-star-chike-agada-narrowly-escapes-life-threatening-attack-in-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2023\/12\/06\/afro-pop-star-chike-agada-narrowly-escapes-life-threatening-attack-in-abuja\/","title":{"rendered":"Afro-Pop Star Chike Agada Narrowly Escapes Life-Threatening Attack in Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Afro-pop sensation Chike Agada barely escaped a life-threatening attack orchestrated by unknown gunmen in Abuja. The artist revealed the terrifying specifics of the encounter in a series of posts on his official social media account on Tuesday, revealing the dangerous nature of the scenario.<\/p>\n<p>Chike, still shaken by the events, recounted the circumstances of the past 24 hours as a stark testimony to the fragility of life. He expressed profound gratitude to both divine intervention and the prompt response of the Department of State Services (DSS), which played a pivotal role in ensuring his safety during this perilous ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>In his social media post, Chike shared, \u201cThe last 24hrs have been a true testimony. I had just left the opening of my friend\u2019s restaurant and lounge in Abuja, only to discover I was being followed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Reacting swiftly to the imminent threat, Chike took decisive action to protect himself. &#8220;I instructed the driver to step on the pedal along Guzape Expressway, and as soon as he did, they started firing sporadically at my vehicle. I thank the Almighty because I left there unharmed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The gravity of the situation underscores the unpredictability faced by public figures, even in seemingly secure environments. Chike&#8217;s ordeal serves as a stark reminder of the importance of personal safety and the swift response of security agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing deep appreciation for the assistance he received, Chike singled out the Department of State Services, stating, &#8220;And I want to express my gratitude for the way in which the @OfficialDSSNG came to my aid in making sure of my safety.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afro-pop sensation Chike Agada barely escaped a life-threatening attack orchestrated by unknown gunmen in Abuja. The artist revealed the terrifying specifics of the encounter in a series of posts on his official social media account on Tuesday, revealing the dangerous nature of the scenario. Chike, still shaken by the events, recounted the circumstances of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":9524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-9496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abuja-reports","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9496"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9573,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9496\/revisions\/9573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}