Unknown gunmen yesterday disrupted a campaign rally of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in Kanani 1 community in Khana local
government area of Rivers State and kidnapped an aide to Governor
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and chieftain of the party in the community, Mr
Fred Ndigbara.
Ndigbara, who is from Kanani 1 community, is a
staff of the State Council of Arts and Culture, and on secondment to the
Press Unit of the Government House, Port Harcourt.
The disruption
of the APC rally at Kanani 1 community and the kidnapping of the
governor’s aide, came barely four days after unknown gunmen attacked the
party governorship campaign rally at Okrika, headquarters of Okrika
local government area of the state, killing one policeman, and injuring
scores of other people.
LEADERSHIP gathered that Ndigbara’s
abductors stormed the venue of the rally in a Toyota vehicle and forced
him into a waiting car before driving away to an unknown destination.
Although
details of the ugly incident were sketchy as at press time, an
eyewitness said the incident occurred when the organisers of the rally
were setting up the podium and public address system.
When
contacted, the police public relations officer (PPRO) in the state,
Ahmad Muhammad, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), confirmed the
incident, saying that the police had intensified efforts to rescue him
safely and apprehend the suspects.
Speaking on the events in
Rivers State, the deputy national chairman of the PDP said “the crisis
in Rivers State is Amaechi. He shut down the court and the gate is
locked. He shut down the State Assembly and the gate is locked and he is
now the sole administrator and maximum leader. Salaries are not paid as
at when due, monies are taken away from the state to sponsor Buhari;
our jet now is owned by Buhari.”
Source: Leadership Newspaper
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