At least eight persons were shot
and injured when supporters of the
Peoples Democratic Party and the
All Progressives Congress clashed
in Rumueprikom community, Obio/
Akpor Local Government Area of
Rivers State.Traders were forced to
close shop in the area; the
hometown of the Minister of State
for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike,
as the deafening sound of
gunshots scared many away.It was
gathered that trouble started when
the deposed paramount ruler of
Oboi/Akpor Urebisi, Chief Anthony
Uwabie, shot at a group of men at
Wimpey Junction.The bullet,
according to an eyewitness, hit his
son, Clement Uwabie, a strong
member of the PDP.Uwabie’s son
explained to newsmen in the
hospital where he and other injured
persons were receiving treatment
that his father shot him because he
refused to join the APC.Some
youths were said to have
converged on Rumueprikom on
Wednesday in anticipation of the
visit of the State Governor, Mr.
Rotimi Amaechi, who had been on
local government
tour.Eyewitnesses said the youths
were beating drums when they
heard the sound of
gunshots.Angered by the
development, the youths made
moves to storm Chief Uwabie’s
residence, but were stopped by the
police.Confirming the incident, the
State Commissioner of Police, Mr.
Tunde Ogunsakin, who confirmed
the incident, said Uwabie shot his
son and six people.Ogunsakin
disclosed that Chief Uwabie had
been arrested by the police while
the gun used in shooting his
victims had been recovered.“Chief
Anthony Uwabie of Rumupirikom
was arrested after he shot six
people and his son. He was
arrested along with four others
whose identities are yet to be
confirmed.“The chief has
volunteered useful information to
the police and we have successfully
recovered a single-barreled gun
with expended cartridges, pellets
and live ammunition from the
aforementioned chief,” he
said.Ogunsakin added that the
matter had been transferred to the
State Anti-Robbery Squad for
further investigation.He, however,
warned politicians to shun
campaigns and political meetings
aimed at wrecking havoc on the
people of the state.“The Rivers
State Police Command is using this
medium to sound a note of warning
to various groups, public office
holders and corporate organizations
to desist from carrying out
activities that will disrupt the peace
and tranquility enjoyed in the
state,” Ogunsakin stressed.

The North vs the South.
Welcome to KWASHHHHIOKOR PART 2!

Nobi small thing i see today!

Stup*d people dey fight dey injure themselves, while the main people dey enjoy money for aso rock. ....

Kingslaw: Nobi small thing i see today!

wetin u see??

The Chief must have Studied at the African University in Sudan. What he did was an act of Janjaweedism.

Kingslaw: Nobi small thing i see today!

is like u are arnd dat vicinity wen d incident happen.

jcflex:
is like u are arnd dat vicinity wen d incident happen.

ya.i was goin to school then.

MarvellousGod: wetin u see??

na leg i use waka from rumuokoro (federal gate) to rumuola (rivcas)!