Two leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and two other persons were reported to have been shot dead in separate incidents by suspected thugs in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The Rivers State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Omoni Nnamdi, confirmed the incident.
Former Governor of the State, now Minister of Transport, Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, took to his twitter handle, @chibuikeamaechi, to lend credence to the story when he wrote: “the 4 APC chieftains were killed in the LGA of PDP national chairman. Heard their bodies were even dragged on the streets.”
In Amaechi’s village of Ubima, aby the News Agency of Nigeria, National Youth Service Corps members working as ad hoc staff in Ward 2 Unit 8 narowly escaped death as over 20 gunmen reportedly invaded the polling unit.
The gunmen invaded the unit with dangerous weapons, shooting sporadically, carting away ballot boxes, looting and robbing electoral officers.
The attack sent people scampering in different directions for safety.
Senibo Finebone, APC’s spokesperson for Rivers State, also said: “PDP thugs have shot to death an APC chieftain in Asarama, Andoni LGA, Chief Mowan Etete. Etete was a former council chairman.”
Apart from Etete, his elder brother and cousin were also reported killed. Finebone also confirmed dead a fourth victim, simply identified as Ignatius, saying:“an official member of APC Rivers State Executive committee was also shot to death in Ajakaja, same Andoni LGA of Prince Secondus.”
