Rivers bye-election: Tension as thugs shoot, snatch ballot boxes

Aug 18, 2018

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The ongoing House of Assembly bye-election in for the Constituency 3 seat in Rivers State maybe marred by reported cases of shooting and ballot snatching in some wards.

Specifically, the shooting and ballot snatching by some thugs took place at Ward 18, Units 7, 8 and 9, Port Harcourt.

While the Peoples Democratic Party is accusing the All Progressives Congress of using the Special Anti-Robbery Squad to unleash terror and create fear in the minds of voters, the APC insisted that the PDP engaged militants to disrupt the exercise.

The bye-election became necessary when the former occupier of the seat, Victor Ihunwo, left to contest the local government election before the seat was declared vacant.

Details later…