Hoodlums Shot Police, Soldiers Escorting Corps Members In Port Harcourt

Sporadic shootings was witnessed around 10:30am
Saturday in Ozuaha community in Ikwerre Local
Government Area. Thugs who had barricaded the
road into the town, opened fire on a team of
policemen and military police escorting Corps
members to their polling unit.
The gun duel which lasted for about 25 minutes, has
since left the town looking like a ghostyard.
According to a police officer who helped brought the
situation under control, the armed thugs advanced
towards Ubima, hometown of governor of Rivers
State, Rotimi Amaechi.
As a result of the development, the corpers and
electoral materials were kept in several buses,
preparing to leave the community. Our
correspondent who arrived the area 5 minutes after
the gun duel, saw pieces of shattered ballot boxes on
the major road leading into the town. Tension was
still very high when our correspondent left the area
30 minutes later.