Despite attacks by armed persons at the venue for the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally at Omuma Council of Rivers State, the party went on to hold its scheduled rally, yesterday.
The Guardian gathered that the yet to be identified armed men, dressed in police camouflage, invaded the Umunachi community ground venue of the rally at about 6 a.m., destroyed canopies and vandalised vehicles and equipment set for the programme.But not deterred by the destruction, APC leaders and supporters went on with the rally, with a visit to the King of Omuma, Monday Ojiegbe Onyeshi Agwuru.
Earlier, while reacting to the attack, spokesman for the state APC 2023 Campaign Council, Sogbeye Eli, said: “This attack, though unprovoked, was not without notice.
“Unfortunately, even though three detachments of police officers were deployed, the dare-devil thugs invaded the rally venue at dawn just after majority of the police contingent left to refresh themselves ahead of the arrival of the state campaign train.”
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