Gunmen suspected to be cultists
yesterday invaded Ubima, country
home of the Transport Minister,
Chibuike Amaechi and former
governor Celestine Omehia in
Ikwerre Local Government Area of
Rivers State.
The gunmen stormed the village and
shot sporadically, disrupting the
community market and the campaign
of the Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP, ahead of the June 16 local
government elections in the state.
The Chairman, Ubima Council of
Chiefs, Wegbuom Sabinus, while
addressing reporters on the matter,
described the invasion as worrisome,
stating that the incident has raised
tension in the area.
Sabinus said, “Some gunmen invaded
our community in the morning,
shooting sporadically.
“The incident caused panic and we
are not happy about it. Nobody died
in the incident. Some military men
came and chased the criminals away.
“The incident affected our market.
We felt that it was an attempt to
stop our programmes for the day,
but they did not succeed.
“We are calling for improved
security of lives and property of our
people.”
Also speaking on development, a
chairmanship candidate of the PDP
for Ikwerre LGA, Samuel Nwanosike,
who addressed supporters in the
area, vowed to stamp out cultism
and criminality in the area if elected
the council chairman.
Nwanosike said: “We are aware that
the drafters of our constitution
took time to outline that there
would be the third tier of
government to meet the needs of
people at the grassroots.
“Any democracy without the local
government is autocratic.
“Governor Wike has vowed that
there must be a formidable local
government system in the state. The
criminals shot sporadically in this
community because some people
don’t want us to speak out.”
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