2023 Presidency: One Shot as Thugs Attack Atiku's Supporters in Rivers
- Some PDP loyalists of Atiku Abubakar in Rivers state were attacked on Sunday, November 6, in Eberi in Omuma local government area
- One of those who was shot by the thugs, Udochukwu Nwakpala, is said to be in critical condition in an undisclosed hospital
- Moreover, the coordinator of the PDP's presidential campaign council, Nnamdi Nwogu, said he and four other persons were attacked by hoodlums wielding machetes
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Rivers - One of Atiku Abubakar's supporters, Udochukwu Nwakpala, was reportedly shot by political thugs in Eberi in Omuma local government area of Rivers state on Sunday, November 6.
The Punch gathered that the coordinator of the presidential campaign council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the LGA, Hon. Nnamdi Nwogu, was also a victim when the thugs attacked on Sunday.
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In his conversation with journalists on Monday, November 7, about the attack, Nwogu disclosed that not less than 30 youths armed with machetes and guns assaulted him and four others, while they were pasting posters of Atiku in the area.
According to Nwogu, the attack was masterminded by political leaders in the area.
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Speaking on Udochukwu, Nwogu revealed that he is in critical condition in an undisclosed hospital in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
Giving his version of how the attack started, Nwogu said:
“Three days ago, I gave my boys posters of Atiku to paste in my local government, and yesterday (Sunday), I now called one of my boys, Udochukwu, and a friend of mine to join me to see if the posters were pasted the way I had directed.
“When we got to the place, I saw the posters in some areas. But I noticed that the posters were not at the strategic place called Eberi-Omuma. I said okay, since I am around let me ensure it was done. I said come and paste these posters here.
“While I was there inspecting them, I noticed one of the councilors in Ward 1, popularly called mayor councillor; he saw what they were doing.
“He (councillor) went back and made a telephone call. The next thing, we saw over 30 boys armed with machetes and guns. These boys looked at me, they started attacking us. They used machetes on my boy, Udochukwu, and harassed me and my friend with machetes.
“I tried to rescue my boy who was bleeding because they ratcheted this boy all round and shot him.
“We managed to move him with the bleeding and rushed him to the hospital. While we were there, the boy was on a drip, we got a call that they (assailants) were trailing us.."
Wike draws battleline, allegedly seals businesses of Atiku's loyalists in Rivers
There were claims that the governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike, was taking out his political rift with Atiku Abubakar on loyalists of the PDP's presidential candidate in the state.
This notion stemmed from the fact that properties owned by allies of Austin Opara, a former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, one of the supporters of Atiku, were sealed off on Thursday, August 19, in Rivers.
Opara is said to be at loggerheads with Wike due to his loyalty to Atiku.
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