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Bombed APC Secretariat in Okrika LGA, Rivers State
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Political violence fumed in parts of the country on Sunday with
an explosion rocking the All Progressives Congress Secretariat in Abam Ama,
Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The
Rivers incidents came less than 24 hours after two campaign buses of
President Goodluck were set ablaze by some youths at the Mangu Street Junction in
the Jos North LGA of Plateau State.
The
APC Chairman in the LGA, Mr. Christian Asifamak, who narrated the incident,
said that his office was the worst hit as the entire wall was pulled down by
the impact of the explosion.
“In
the early hours of Sunday, some unknown group of persons threw
dynamite into our party secretariat, he explained, lamenting that the attack was
“a deliberate provocation by our opponents, the Peoples Democratic Party, to
draw the APC into a battle that could destabilise our LGA.”
He
warned that “the APC in Okrika would not allow Okrika to become a hotbed of
crises as the PDP would wish.” Asifamak claimed that the PDP had resorted to
violence because of its rejection by the Okrika for failing to bring
development to their LGA.
He added, “Till now the East-West Road through which we access
our community has been left abandoned by a PDP-led Federal Government while
Governor Chibuike Amaechi who is not an Okrika man built a ring road in Okrika
and also rebuilt the portion of the federal road that links the LGA to the Port
Harcourt refinery.
“We
however wish to warn our brothers in the PDP to remember that the land of
Okrika has been known to defend itself and its people against aggression and
that any Okrika person who brings crisis to the land answers for it.”
Also,
the governorship candidate of the APC in the state, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, who
was in the community to assess the extent of the damage, expressed worry;
that the PDP and its supporters had initiated a pattern of attacks on the
people of the state.
He
said, “The Police and other security agencies should tackle the excesses of the
opposition party.” This development is very sad and it is unfortunate that some
persons in the society have decided to choose this path.
“If
you have noticed, there has been a pattern of violence lately. On January 6,
when we had our presidential rally at the Adokiye Amesiemeka Stadium, you would
have noted that some of our people who were coming from Abonnema, Degema and
Asari-Toru axis were attacked around Sa-Ama junction.”
“The
persons who were coming from Kaani and Gokana were attacked around Saakpenwa
junction. Some other groups who were coming for the same rally were attacked
around Elele. All fingers point to the other political party, the PDP.”
“We
have raised these issues with the Commissioner of Police; we have raised it
with the security agencies. Not much has been done after then.
When
contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ahmad Mohammad, said
the police were already investigating the explosion.
“The
command is aware of the incident in Okrika. Information at my disposal is
sketchy. However, investigation has commenced,” Ahmad said.
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