Certain unidentified armed men purported to be political thugs have ambushed the venue for the All Progressives Congress, APC, campaign at Omuma Local Government Area in Rivers State, and destroyed equipment set aside for the program, scheduled for today, February 6.
Reports had it that the APC had set the venue in Omuma for its rally scheduled today at a rented space, after the Rivers State Government decree barring the use of the public facility by political parties without prior approval from the government. It was said that the APC had reportedly not adhered to this rule.
The Omuma LGA Chapter of the APC had last week raised an alarm that there were threats from unknown individuals saying that the party would not be allowed to hold its campaign in the area.
Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police had been called upon to set up a Special Crack Team to provide security.
At the time of writing this report, the spokesman of the party, Darlington Nwauju, confirmed the development.
