"Tragedy As Gunmen Attack APC Supporters During Rally In Rivers" - Police Issues Statement

Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC yesterday held a peaceful procession to mourn victims of election violence in the state, particularly those that died during the governorship election.
Reports that Gunmen had attacked the APC Supporters During the Procession In Rivers has been debunked by the police stating they were not aware of any of such incident.
Find full statement issued by the police below;
"Tragedy As Gunmen Attack APC Supporters During Rally In Rivers"

The attention of Rivers State Police Command has been drawn to the above captions reported by ‘The Nation’ and ‘Vanguard’ newspapers both of Tuesday, December 1, 2015. The public were made to believe in the body of the said stories that violence marred the peaceful procession that took place on Monday 30/11/2015 in Port Harcourt Rivers State. 

It is necessary to state that the Command exercised high degree of professionalism in handling the procession most especially that there was another opposing group on procession at almost the same spot. Policemen from the Command were deployed from the beginning to the end of the procession to prevent any untoward situation, and that they did not witness any awkward scene. 

The statement that ten buses were burnt and that over 60 supporters escaped death when they were attacked by gunmen is not true but spurious and misleading as there has not been any recorded case of such incident with the police.

The Command furthermore craves the indulgence of the media to more often than not confirm their stories to ascertain their truthfulness before making them public. Sensational journalism should be avoided so as not to mislead the public and create unnecessary public tension, please.

Signed

DSP. AHMAD K. MUHAMMAD,
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FOR : COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,
RIVERS STATE COMMAND

Meanwhile see more photos from the procession below: