Okrika under siege by unknown gunmen, Disrupt APC rally

Today afternoon at The National School field in Okrika, Rivers state which is the home to Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan while the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State held its governorship rally at the local government disrupted by unknown gun men.

According to a correspondent of daily newspaper  who was at the field when the event took place reports;
that there were series of bomb blasts near the venue. But, the APC leaders and their supporters dismissed it as a ploy to distract them from their campaign. Hence, they continued with the rally. But barely 20 minutes after, scores of unknown gunmen invaded the venue through the creeks in gunboats. They shot sporadically on the crowd not sparing the VIP stand with top members of their campaign executive council where the governorship candidate and his running mate were seated.

Though the party leaders in the State are said to have escaped unhurt, it was learned they had to crawl on the ground to their vehicles.
The police operatives responded briskly by assisting
the candidates as well as other party top shots to escape.
They also did their best to secure the crowd.