The ongoing local government
elections in Rivers State have descended into chaos, with heavy gunfire
erupting in the Rumuepirikom community, hometown of Minister of the Federal
Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike.
It should be noted that Wike, a
former governor of the state, is at odds with the present governor, Siminalayi
Fubara, who, against the odds, has gone ahead with conducting the grassroots
elections.
Eyewitnesses report that
unidentified individuals stormed the area, warning residents to stay indoors.
As electoral officers arrived at the ward in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area,
armed men, suspected to be political thugs, launched a violent attack.
At least one person has been
rushed to a hospital after sustaining a bullet injury.
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