Two persons were shot dead on
Tuesday in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of
Rivers State in a
clash between supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party and those of the All
Progressives Congress.
The incident, which took place in Omoku, was said
to be a reprisal after an initial violent clash took place in Okwuzi community
within the area.
One of the deceased, according to a source, was a
relative of the Commissioner for Power, Mr. Augustine Nwokocha, whose house was
touched in the violence.
Apart from Nwokocha’s house, some other buildings
were also set ablaze as members of the PDP and APC tore at each other amidst
sporadic shooting that began at about 8am.
The fight between the two parties in Okwuzi on
Monday did not claim any life within the community, but two persons reportedly
lost their lives in Omoku.
Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni is the local government area of
the Rivers State Chairman of the PDP, Mr. Felix Obuah, while Nwokocha is the
leader of the APC in the area.
An eyewitness said the incident had caused
confusion in the area as residents, traders and passers-by took to their heels
to avoid being hit by bullets.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public
Relations Officer, Mr. Ahmad Mohammad, told newsmen that it was a clash between
two political parties in the state.
Mohammad also confirmed that two persons were
killed during the clash.
He said, “The skirmishes in the two communities in
Onne local government area, and which started in Okwuzi yesterday (Monday), was
as a result of a clash between supporters of two political parties in the
state.
“I can confirm to you that two persons were killed
during a reprisal, as a result of the spillover of the clash, in Omoku this
morning (Tuesday) but there was no reported case of house burning.
Efforts made to reach the State Commissioner for
Power, Mr. Augustine Nwokocha, to react to the incident at Omoku and how he was
affected was futile as his mobile phone was switched off when our correspondent
called.
Two killed in PDP, APC supporters’ clash in Rivers state
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015
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