The people of Rumuwoji Community in Port Harcourt City local government area of Rivers State have dismissed the report by the police that it was a chieftaincy issue and sharing of N200,000 paid by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that caused crisis during APC governorship campaign rally in the community last Thursday.
No fewer than five members APC members were seriously injured when three explosives suspected to be dynamite went off simultaneously during the flag-off of the leading opposition political party’s governorship campaign rally at the popular Ojukwu Field in Diobu area of Port Harcourt.
The Rivers State Police Command had in a statement signed by its spokesman,, Grace Iringe-Koko, said no explosion occurred during the APC rally, adding that the crisis was between two factions in the community.
But the Rumuwoji community in a statement signed by its chairman, Ike Wigodo, described the police statement as mischievous, saying he expected the police to have conducted proper investigations into the matter before rushing to issue a statement.
