At least two chieftains of All Progressives Congress (APC) were today shot by unknown gunmen and many others injured at Eleparawon, Obio-Akpor local Government area of Rivers state, the home of Nyesom Wike, PDP, governorship candidate disrupting the ward-to-ward campaign APC.

It is was gathered that the APC ward chairman, Mr Tasie Wike, was among those injured and rushed to hospital.

Confirming the incident Solomon Ikeguru, the APC chairman in Obio-Akpor said that Dakuku Peterside, the APC Governorship candidate was suppose to in the area in continuation of his ward-to-ward campaign at Eleparawon when suddenly they saw gunmen shooting sporadically and other attackers armed with machetes, guns and other lethal weapons suspected to be party thugs advancing menacingly towards APC members they had to run for their dear lives.

On the number of those injured, Ikeguru said: “We cannot ascertain because when gunmen started shooting sporadically and they were advancing we started running to different directions and was pandemonium.”

Ahmad Muhammad PPRO to the Rivers Police command could not confirm the incident.

It is significant to note that the alleged shooting and disruption of APC rally today is happening less than 24 hours after thousands of APC members and their Caretaker Committee chairmen from the 23 local government staged peaceful protest to the Police headquarters and Department of Security Services over insecurity of the lives of APC members to freely associate in the state.

Meanwhile, the Dr. Sampson Parker, Commissioner for Health has raised alarm at the rising number of patients with gunshot and machete wounds being reported at the various government hospitals in the state arising from politically motivated attacks the state.

In a press briefing, Dr Parker said that available records showed that cases of patients with gunshot wounds, and other related injuries were on the rise at Kelsey Harrison and Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital, all in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

He stated that at the local government areas, there were also reports of similar cases, but did not disclose the figures.

The statement read: “It behoves me at this time to announce to the people of Rivers State the emergence of a new epidemic. There is an epidemic of political violence going on in Rivers state. At the Ministry of Health, my colleagues and I toil daily to ensure that we provide services, given available resources, in health care delivery.

“We have built some of the best health centres, hospitals and other medical institutions. However, daily, our people are confronted with danger as they go about their normal and lawful businesses.”

According to him, “an orgy of political violence have been unleashed on the people of Rivers State and we are seeing an abnormal increase in deaths and injuries as elections approach.”

He disclosed that statistics from Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital (BMSH) and Kelsey Harrison Hospital from January to 12 March 2015 showed that cases of gunshot injuries were 41 while those from assaults, including machete injuries were 26.

Parker stated that these facts do not include the figures for deaths arising from this new epidemic, adding that, the reason is that the dead were not brought to the hospitals.

“However, as reported in the news recently, there have been killings at Oroworukwo, Okrika, Omoku and numerous others around the state. There is no doubt in my mind that there are cases which were neither reported to the police nor government health facilities.

“Therefore the figures given to you here do not reflect the true index of political violence in our State. Indeed, they may just be the tip of the iceberg,” he said.

“Let us note here that the Ebola scourge for which the country and our state rose up as one to combat only accounted for 10 deaths in Nigeria, out of which 2 were in Rivers state. Today, the number of deaths arising from political violence has greatly surpassed Ebola accounting by 31 deaths. Yet, we go about our lives as if we have accepted this ominous situation.

“We at the Rivers State Ministry of Health have decided to raise this alarm because it is our duty to save lives. We are also using this opportunity to warn our people and make them aware of this danger to our way of life.

“Election period should be a time for debates, exchange of ideas, mobilization of the people not killing


http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/03/20/gunmen-attack-disrupt-apc-rally-in-wike-pdp-stronghold/

do-or-die politics

An own goal from Aisha Buhari. www.nairaland.com/2207340/buhari-stop-export-edo-prostitutes#31831815

Tolexander:
do-or-die politics

Rivers do or die worse

Amaechi is responsible for all these chaos. He single handedly introduced politics of bitterness in Rivers state.

the most silly and dangerous trend in this year's election is the compromise and blindness of the Nigerian Police Force to the excesses and blatant crimes of the PDP from Lagos to Abia to Kaduna and Rivers State. A policeman was killed in Okrika and the police have not arrest any suspects in the matter but rather they have been going out to lock-up innocent supporters of the APC under framed up charges.

How most police commissioners and AIGs will remain in service after the defeat of GEJ I don't know. I only hope the dollars GEJ and PDP gave them will be enough to last them till their death

Never again

Jona and his wife should call their thugs to order.

egift:
Jona and his wife should call their thugs to order.

just a week more.

The most useless thing I've heard from the mouth of JonaTAN is the lies and denial of who he truly is.

He said on National TV he is not desperate, he is not desperate but have not seen any need to curb the excesses of his wife and wike in rivers or stop the campaign of calummy against his challenger.

Your wife calls a former head of state braindead and refer to a section of the country you want to govern as "people from.that side" and you see no.reason.to.put an end to such yet you are not desperate.

Waiting patiently till next Saturday, I know God has a plan for the RESCUE OF NIGERIA. He wont allow the Nation continue in this JOURNEY OF DESTRUCTION.AND CORRUPTION.

This is all PDP stands for; violence, oppression, repression, anarchy and death.

You would never find the autistic songebob minions of the killer party come here to condemn this.

egift:
Jona and his wife should call their thugs to order.

Ewu Gambia.


GEJ till 2019.

omenka:
This is all PDP stands for; violence, oppression, repression, anarchy and death.

You would never find the autistic songebob minions on the killer party come here to condemn this.

Ewu Hausa.


GEJ till 2019.

RockMaxi:


Robot!!!

Dunce I don see yu mumu.

I op someone we own up to this...cos d last one its blame and counter blame.If only d masses kno their worth..they won't be a toy Ib d hand of d politicians.

stebell:


Ewu Gambia.


GEJ till 2019.

Mumu

Descartes:
An own goal from Aisha Buhari. www.nairaland.com/2207340/buhari-stop-export-edo-prostitutes#31831815

Decibel, you are now a troll. Shame

julie8:
Mumu

Ode!

Hmm,



Anyway gej till 2019

Rivers state will be very hot come april 11

Wetin dem find go there ?

Shoot them all.
Nonsense

AMAECHI WILL SEE WHATEVER HE WANT IN PH, HE WILL SOON REALISE IF HE WILL BE ALIVE TO

Now some people will say APC stage this to discredit PDP,some people are stupid

In Nigeria....this is what happens when democracy is no longer about good governance....but about who gets to chop.

Nigerians don't really understand how democracy is supposed to work. Perhaps we all need some sort of education in the rudiments of democracy....

for how long shall we be dealing with this kinda thing..#nomoredoordiepolitics

Amaechi problems continues

I've said it dat North might even be more peaceful dan ds crazy South wey person dey...awon oloshy

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How come you did not also post remi tinubu's semo bag?

Truckpusher:
Wetin dem find go there ?

Shoot them all.
Nonsense

where is your brain?mumu