Armed
attackers have opened fire on the convoy of Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers
State in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
At
least two people were injured in the attack which occurred Thursday evening, a
witness said.
The Police spokesperson for Rivers State, Muhammad Ahmad, could not be immediately reached. He did not answer or return calls.
The Police spokesperson for Rivers State, Muhammad Ahmad, could not be immediately reached. He did not answer or return calls.
The
governor’s spokesperson, David Iyofor, said “thugs” shot at the governor in
Rumuolumeni, Obio Akpor, area of Port Harcourt.
Obio
Akpor is the home of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate,
Nyesom Wike.
Mr.
Wike is locked in a long-drawn feud with the governor over the choice of Mr.
Amaechi’s successor.
The
governor was in Obio Akpor to campaign for the candidates of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, his office said, blaming the attack on the
opposition PDP.
Mr.
Iyofor said the governor and his entourage were first attacked with bottles,
stones and other objects before gunshots rang out, leaving two supporters of
the governor injured. More
shots were fired as the governor was leaving, he said.
- Premium Times
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