GOVERNOR Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State
was trapped, yesterday in Rumuolumeni area of Obio/ Akpor
Local Government Area of the state, as suspected political
thugs fired live bullets at his convoy. This came as tension
heightened in Edo State, over alleged deployment of soldiers
to the country home of Governor Adams Oshiomhole, in
Iyamoh, Auchi in Etsako West Local Government Area.
In Rivers State, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor,
Mr. Dave Iyofor, who confirmed the attack on Amaechi’s
convoy, said that the thugs from an opposition party first
pelted the governor’s convoy with stones and other objects
before they started firing gunshots at him. Iyofor said
gunshots were fired at the governor, adding that two
members of the APC sustained injuries.
“Gunshots were fired at Governor Amaechi this evening
(yesterday) at Rumuolumeni in Obio Akpor council by
suspected Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, thugs. Obio
Akpor is the council of PDP Rivers governorship candidate,
Mr Nyesom Wike. The thugs attacked the governor and his
entourage with bottles, stones and various dangerous
objects.
“Then gunshots were fired at the governor. For now two
APC supporters are confirmed injured. When the governor
was leaving the community, bonfire was set up on the road
to prevent him from leaving. More gunshots were fired at
his convoy. Amaechi was on door to door ward campaign in
the state,” Iyofor said. nCommunity sources said the APC
and the PDP clashed while the governor was in the area for
his door to door campaign, adding that the development
forced many businesses to immediately close shop in the
area.
At press time, the Police were yet to respond to a text
mesage from Vanguard for comments on the incident. It was
gathered that members of the APC and the PDP allegedly
hurled stones and other objects at each other for several
hours. Some residents who spoke to Vanguard feared that
the situation might escalate between members of the two
parties at night if not checked.
“I heard somebody on phone saying there would be war
later tonight today (yesterday). We are relocating from the
area this night to a safer place,” the source said. It will be
recalled that Governor Amaechi, had on Wednesday, alleged
that a conspiracy was under way to assassinate him on the
day of the presidential election. The plot, according to him,
was hatched at the highest level of the executive branch of
the Federal Government.
Amaechi, who is also Director-General of the Buhari
Campaign Organisation, has alleged that the plot to be
executed by men of the Department of State Services, DSS
with backing of soldiers from the 82 Division of the Nigerian
Army, Enugu, was leaked to him by a party in the plot. The
governor said that as part of the plot, a reconnaissance was
carried out in his village, Ubima, on Wednesday.
The governor who claimed that security around him had
been significantly depleted to pave way for the attack on
him, vowed not to leave the country as family members and
friends who have knowledge of the plot had sought to
prevail on him. Meanwhile, Edo State, the Commissioner for
Information and Orientation, Mr. Louis Odion, said the aim
of deploying soldiers to Oshiomhole’s home was allegedly
to manipulate the election’s outcome in favour of PDP.
Said Odion: “Family members of the governor were shocked
to find his country home taken over by soldiers this
afternoon (yesterday). When asked, the invading force said
they were acting on orders from above. We also have it on
good authority that the Army high command in Abuja had
sent some soldiers to Edo State on what they described as
‘special operations’. In order not to arouse suspicion, these
soldiers were told to dress in suits and pose as DSS
operatives and station themselves at polling units on
election day, particularly in areas seen as APC strongholds.
They were told to harass and possibly detain polling agents
of APC in order to clear the ground for rigging by agents of
PDP who would be wearing special hand bands. It is a
rehash of the rigging manual implemented in Ekiti last year.
“Two days ago, our campaign jingle on Channels Television
in which Oshiomhole endorsed General Buhari was stopped
abruptly after few exposures on orders from above.
“For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to use this medium to
tell the Army high command that Oshiomhole cannot be
intimidated even with whole might of the Nigerian Army
from insisting on the application of the principle of ‘One
Man, One Vote’ on the election day. We hope that as
patriots, officers and men on the Nigerian Army will not
allow themselves to be used by political desperadoes to
truncate this democracy.”

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Nonsense!...just like Buhari staged his bokoharam attack in kaduna, That's how Amaechi did this one. Why don't they ever get killed?
These Nigerian politicians would do better than Peter Jackson and Stephen Spielberg in movie directing.

Hiaaaannn. These guys have gone crazy o. Killing and wanting to kill. Anyhoe if Amaechi is innocent, no weapon fashioned against his life will prosper. But, If he has also arranged the death of anyone then let him drink of the same cup.

Well, let's see

seriously, I just pity the way this Amaechi of a person will be reduced to nothing after the election.
infact Is already happening: imagine him getting stoned in his own state.

but wat was he thinking before embarking on dat house to house campaign in the home town of his opposition??

oh he wanted a royal welcome abi??

I still don't no where he gets his guts from

Pls what is inside about this story?

What shall it profit a man to pay group of thugs to stage his "assissination" just to discredit the other political party

I thought this guy is campaigning at Daura when did he come back. I will like to see his face come sunday, will be fun to watch him do *the head shake, tears trickle* over wasted money on wild goose chase.