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Rivers LG Election: Heavy shooting erupts at Wike’s ward
There was an exchange of gunshots at Rumuepirikom community in Rivers State on a Saturday during the local government elections in the state..
The community is the home town of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, who is also a former governor in the state.
A source in the area disclosed that earlier some people had come into the community and announced that no one should come out for the Local Government polls in the state.
It was, however, gathered that when the electoral officers were about to arrive at the ward in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, armed bandits arrived in the area, as well.
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The yet-to-be-identified gunmen, who arrived in the area with heavy gunfire, scared off people from coming out to participate in the election.
One person sustained a bullet injury and had been rushed to a hospital for treatment.
Recall that hundreds of Wike loyalists had staged a protest in Port Harcourt, the state capital, as the local government elections commenced in earnest.
The Wike supporters who carried various placards marched to the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) asking the commission to comply with a recent High Court judgment regarding the LG elections, citing irregularities in the electoral process.
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