Violence Erupt In Rivers State

The All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, continued its nationwide registration of members with pockets of violence in a few locations, which reportedly led to the death of a youth in Rivers State.

Unknown gunmen allegedly stormed a registration point in Degema area of Rivers opened fire and killed a youth on the spot.

Violence was also allegedly witnessed in some other parts of the state. While condemning the pockets of alleged attack on members of the party in several parts of the state, Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari said it was shocking that this could happen during mere registration of party members.

According to her, a former Chairman of Rivers State Civil Service Commission, Mr. Ben Orugbani was allegedly attack by some youths in his Bakana hometown ahead of the registration exercise.

The Commissioner said Mr. Orugbani’s house was riddled with bullets, adding that he escaped death by the whiskers. Continuing, she said Mr. Orugbani is the Coordinator of APC registration in the area, noting that his attackers fired several volleys of gun shots into his house.

She also alleged that a councillor in Ward 6, Okrika local government area was allegedly beaten by thugs on the orders of the rival Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state, stressing that similar attacks were witnessed in several parts of the state. 

Mrs. Semenitari blamed the PDP and the Grassroots Development Initiative, GDI, a pro-PDP group in the state for the alleged attack.

Source: Legit.ng