State Assembly Election: How Violence Is Increasing Voter Apathy In Nembe Council Of Bayelsa State Columns
Electoral Commission in conjunction with participating political parties to avoid violence and bloodshed.
On November 13, 2019, about three days to the governorship election in the state, a group of armed men launched a deadly attack in Ogbolomabiri community in Nembe during a governorship rally. Six persons were killed including a staff and driver of the outside broadcasting van of the state-owned radio broadcasting corporation, Radio Bayelsa.
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