Election Day Violence: Four people killed in Rivers

Four persons, including two leaders of the All Progressives Congress, have died after they were shot at, in separate incidents, by suspected thugs in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Senibo Finebone, APC’s spokesperson for Rivers State made the disclosure on Saturday.

He said, “PDP thugs have shot to death an APC chieftain in Asarama, Andoni LGA, Chief Mowan Etete.” “Etete was a former council chairman.”

Apart from Mr Etete, also killed, according to Mr Finebone, was his elder brother and another victim said believed to be his cousin.

The fourth victim, simply identified as Ignatius, “an official member of APC Rivers State Executive committee was also shot to death in Ajakaja, same Andoni LGA of Prince Secondus.”

“It’s instructive to note that PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus is from Andoni LGA in Rivers State,” Mr Finebone noted.

The spokesperson for the police in Rivers State Omoni Nnamdi, confirmed the incidents to Journalists.

Nnamdi, said, “Yes, we are aware” when contacted to confirm the incidents.

“We have intensified efforts to arrest the killers and we have tried to restore normalcy.”