The governorship
candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Dr. Dakuku
Peterside, escaped death on Tuesday as unknown gunmen disrupted the party’s
campaign rally in Okrika Local Government Area of the state.
Peterside was
whisked away by security
operatives in the midst of the deafening sound of
sporadic gunshots few minutes after three explosives went off close to the
campaign ground at the Okrika National Secondary School Field.
The initial bomb
scare had caused a stampede as APC supporters took to their heels to avoid
being hit by three separate explosions which were later confirmed to have been
fireworks thrown into the scene by suspected mischief makers.
The party
supporters that were dispersed by the three separate explosions immediately
reconvened only to be sent out of the campaign venue by the sporadic gunshots.
Security agents
went down on the ground after drawing their guns in a bid to spot out where the
unknown gunmen were hiding to hit them back.
Source:Punch Newspaper.
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