A security guard was shot at midnight of Tuesday by gunmen at APP Secretariat in Port Harcourt lying critically ill in hospital.
*Demands manhunt on perpetrators
Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt
The Action Peoples Party (APP) has condemned the attack on the Rivers State Party secretariat by gunmen, barely three weeks after an explosive attack on the secretariat.
The party has also vowed that it will not threatened or intimidated by the attacks, as it is a moving train that cannot be stopped and is determined to secure victory in the October 5 local government council polls.
The Rivers State Chairman of the APP, Sunny Wokekoro, stated this while speaking to journalists following Tuesday night’s attack on the secretariat, which left the party’s security guard injured.
He said, “You all recall that about a month ago, soon after our state party office was unveiled by our national chairman and his team, the party secretariat was attacked, and Tuesday night, almost about the same time, the place was attacked again.”
“We received a call between 11:30 PM Tuesday and midnight Wednesday that one of our gate guards was shot. He is currently receiving treatment at the hospital.”
Hon. Wokekoro revealed that “we made efforts throughout last night to contact the police officers stationed at the party secretariat to ensure the safety of the secretariat and all party members. Unfortunately, we were unable to reach the inspector in charge. We called him multiple times, but he has not returned our call.”.
According to him, the continuous assault on the Action Peoples Party is a result of the opposition’s apprehension towards the party’s growing popularity in Rivers State and the significant support it is garnering from the residents.
He stated that “our party has become a major force to reckon with in Rivers State. This fact alone is likely to provoke envy from those who think they own the state. However, the truth is that we are a formidable party, and our activities are ongoing here daily.”
Our Correspondent reports that on August midnight gunmen had detonated explosives suspected to be dynamites or Improvised Explosive Device that shattered a portion of the Secretariat building.
APP complained about the inability of the Police to arrest the culprits of the previous attack and now the second.
There have been unconfirmed speculations that some Aspirants in the upcoming Local Government election but in the crisis-ridden Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, and loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara may defect to APP and contest on the platform.
Recall that PmNews had reported about the shooting incident yesterday.
The Rivers State Police Command was yet to officially react to the shooting incident at the time of filing this report.
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Photo Caption:
(1) A security guard was shot at midnight of Tuesday by gunmen at APP Secretariat in Port Harcourt lying critically ill in hospital.
(2) Sunny Wokekoro, Chairman of APP Rivers State, briefing Journalists on the recent shooting at the security guard.