Another APC Member Killed In Broad Daylight In Rivers State

The troubles raging in Rivers State is beyond imagination! Political thugs on Monday set ablaze a middle-aged man known as Kpom-Kpom in Buguma Town, Asari-Toru area of Rivers State.

It was gathered that supporters of the People’s Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress in the area had clashed following the killing of the man identified as an APC supporter.

Kpom Kpom, according to a source, was clubbed to death before his corpse was dragged by some hoodlums to a sand field close to Buguma New Hospital and set ablaze.

Sources say supporters of the APC and PDP resorted to a free-for-all, which caused panic in the area.

The source, who pleaded anonymity, said: “The killing of the man made the APC group to go on the rampage and this led to a physical show of strength and exchange of gunfire by some of the supporters of the two political parties.

“There were series of gun shots; so, we had to take cover in our houses. One guy popularly known as Kpom-Kpom, who I think is an APC member was killed and burnt. As I speak with you, there is tension in Burma in Buguma.”

It was gathered that the incident had forced residents of Buguma to flee their homes to neighbouring towns to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

Rivers Police PRO, Mr. Ahmad Muhammad, explained that “There was breach of peace on Monday in Buguma community. Normalcy has returned to the area due to the swift response of security operatives that forestalled further breakdown of law and order in the area.”

Meanwhile, the governorship candidate of the APC in the 2015 election in Rivers State, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has condemned the gruesome murder of Ofinijite Amachree, an APC stalwart in Buguma.

Peterside, who spoke in Port Harcourt, decried the “ongoing mass executions” in Rivers State, describing it as frightening and unprecedented.

“Amachree, who was burnt alive this morning by thugs believed to be members of the Peoples Democratic Party, was first beaten to a pulp before he was set ablaze.”

“The security situation in our dear state is distressing and we cannot continue to live under such a desperate situation. I am therefore using this opportunity to again draw the attention of the world to daily killings taking place in Rivers State.

“Last Friday, Mr. Franklin, APC Ward 4 Chairman in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni area was killed and beheaded with his wife in Omoku.

“Franklin who recently moderated APC ward meeting in the LGA hails from the same ward as the State Chairman of the PDP, Felix Obuah,” Peterside said.