Unknown Persons Disrupts APC Rally in Patience Jonathan's Home Town With Explosions and Gunshots
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| Channels TV reporter, Charles Eruka was reporting from Okirika, APC campaign rally this afternoon when explosions went off and took cover while he continued reporting. |
The rally was first disrupted by triple bomb blasts which occurred a
few minutes after the leadership and party faithful assembled at the
Okirika National Secondary School field in the early hours of the day.
A source, who pleaded not to be named for security reasons, told
PREMIUM TIMES that the rally had just got underway, when three bombs
went off in quick succession in three different locations close to the
venue of the programme.
“We had just started the rally when three bombs went off near the
venue. There was a stampede as people fled in different directions to
safety.
“Nobody knows who detonated the bombs but it was very close to the
football field where the rally took place. Many people sustained
injuries while trying to escape to safety.
Two hours after the initial disruption, the organizers rallied party
faithful and supporters back to the venue of the rally and the programme
was kicked off again.
Just as the speakers mounted the platform to address the rally,
sporadic gunshots rented the air and the party members again took to
their heels.
The party’s gubernatorial candidate, Dakuku Peterside, was fielding
questions from a Channels Television reporter when the gunshots went
off.
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Both Mr. Peterside and the reporter took to their heels as armed
mobile policemen fired back and tried to calm down frightened citizens.
While monitoring the rally, which was broadcast live on Channels
Television, PREMIUM TIMES saw one old man with a walking stick
struggling to escape to safety while the gunshots persisted.
The aged party supporter fell down but got up again and still ran away with the help of his walking stick.
The Channels Television cameras were left rolling while the cameramen scampered to safety in the nearby buildings.
A few minutes later, the television reporter, Charles Eruka, was
shown taking cover somewhere in the school field while giving live
updates on the crisis.
“We were at the National Secondary School when we heard series of
explosions but when the crowd had the confidence to return because
security agents had taken control of the situation,” Mr. Eruka said.
“But when the gunshots started, of course everybody took their heels.
But we are still here trying to find out what is going on. We can’t see
the shooters apart from armed security personnel. But we can hear
gunfire in the background behind the buildings here.
“The security agents are trying to make sure that people are whisked
to safety. Some of the things that were left behind at the VIP areas are
also being carried away to safety. The security agents have secured
those in the VIP stand while most of us are lying on the floor.”
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