Left with less than 48 hours for the conduct of supplementary election in Southern Ijaw LGA, Mr. Beinmopre Jonah, brother of Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, on Thursday (today) escaped assassination by the whiskers, as thugs suspected to be working for the All Progressives Congress, (APC) invaded his residence in Ekeki, Yenagoa LGA, leaving him unconscious. The thugs stormed his abode, brandishing dangerous weapons, including machetes and cudgels.

The entire area was thrown into panic, as the suspected thugs threatened to shoot, maim and kill anybody that may put up resistance or call security operatives.
An inside source revealed that, the invaders overpowered his guard, broke the security lock of the gate and headed straight to the living room, where he was with members of his family and attacked him.

The thugs, according to sources, overpowered the defenceless Jonah and inflicted machete cuts all over his body before they finally left. The operation, which lasted for close to two hours left the entire neighbourhood in a state of pandemonium, as they were made to stay indoors.