Blood!! APC/PDP Clash Leaves Two Dead

TWO persons were shot dead on Tuesday in the
Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of
Rivers State in a clash between supporters of the
Peoples Democratic Party and those of the All
Progressives Congress.
The incident, which took place in Omoku, was said
to be a reprisal after an initial violent clash took
place in Okwuzi community within the area.
One of the deceased, according to a source, was a
relative of the Commissioner for Power, Mr.
Augustine Nwokocha, whose house was touched in
the violence.
Apart from Nwokocha's house, some other
buildings were also set ablaze as members of the
PDP and APC tore at each other amidst sporadic
shooting that began at about 8am.
The fight between the two parties in Okwuzi on
Monday did not claim any life within the
community, but two persons reportedly lost their
lives in Omoku.
Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni is the local government area
of the Rivers State Chairman of the PDP, Mr. Felix
Obuah, while Nwokocha is the leader of the APC in
the area.
An eyewitness said the incident had caused
confusion in the area as residents, traders and
passers-by took to their heels to avoid being hit by
bullets.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public
Relations Officer, Mr. Ahmad Mohammad, told
newsmen that it was a clash between two political
parties in the state.
Mohammad also confirmed that two persons were
killed during the clash.
He said, "The skirmishes in the two communities in
Onne local government area, and which started in
Okwuzi yesterday (Monday), was as a result of a
clash between supporters of two political parties in
the state.
"I can confirm to you that two persons were killed
during a reprisal, as a result of the spillover of the
clash, in Omoku this morning (Tuesday) but there
was no reported case of house burning.
Efforts made to reach the State Commissioner for
Power, Mr. Augustine Nwokocha, to react to the
incident at Omoku and how he was affected was
futile as his mobile phone was switched off when
our correspondent called.