Again, APC secretariat bombed in Rivers

 
The All Progressives Congress secretariat in Ngor communi­ty, in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, was yesterday bombed by some unknown political thugs. The incident occurred in the early hours of yester­day.


According to a source, the building, which was serving as APC sec­retariat went up in flames, af­ter it was attacked with a dyna­mite. The attack was said to have created panic in the area, as resi­dents were seen fleeing the com­munity.

The attack was said to be sim­ilar to the one carried out on APC secretariat at Aba-Ama in Okrika Local Government Area of the state at about 3.14am, last Sunday, where the ground floor of the three-storey building, where the party has its office, was attacked with explosives.
When contacted to com­ment on the incident, the Chairman of APC in An­doni Local Government Area, Mr. Amos Gogo Amos, said the fire, caused by the impact of the explosives, was still on at the time he was speaking with reporters.

“The building has been com­pletely razed by the inferno. We are calling on the government, to come to our aid, as we are no longer safe in the commu­nity. Anything can happen in the night. As we speak, fire is still raging in the building”.

Also, the Caretaker Commit­tee Chairman of Andoni Local Government Area, Ikwut Em­manuel, told journalists how he received a distress call at about 3am, and the caller informed him that APC secretariat was on fire.

“I received a call around 3.am today, that the APC secretariat at Ngor, ward 1, our party local government headquarters, was on fire. The entire building was razed. I am calling on the Divi­sional Police Officer (DPO) and the state Commissioner of Po­lice, Mr. Dam Bature, to investi­gate the matter,” he said.
When contacted, the Rivers State Command’s Public Rela­tions Officer, Mr. Ahmad Mo­hammadu, a Deputy Superinten­dent of Police (DSP), confirmed the incident. He, however, said that the information at his dis­posal, at the time of filing the report was sketchy.

“The information within our reach is sketchy. However, I can inform you that the police have begun investigation into the matter,” he said.