RIVERS State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, escaped death by the
whiskers in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area as some gunmen suspected to
be political thugs fired gunshots at him. Two members of the All Progressives Congress were said to have been
seriously injured during the incident, which happened at about 6pm on
Thursday as the governor embarked on a door-to-door ward campaign in the
area.
An SMS Punch Newspaper through the Chief Press Secretary to
the Governor, Mr. David Iyofor, indicated that the thugs had also set
bonfire along the road to prevent the governor from leaving. The statement added that the thugs suspected to be working for the
Peoples Democratic Party in the state, threw bottles, stones and other
dangerous objects at the Governor Amaechi and his entourage.
