ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Some armed men suspected to be political thugs on Monday invaded venue for the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign at Omuma Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The armed thugs reportedly destroyed the equipment set for the said programme.
It was gathered that the APC had set the venue in Omuma for its rally bided for today at a rented space, following the Order 21 of the Rivers State Government prohibiting use of public facility by political parties without approval from government, which the APC reportedly did not adhere to.
Meanwhile, the Omuma LGA Chapter of the APC, had last week raised the alarm that there were threats from unknown persons that the party would not be allowed to hold its campaign in the area.
The party had called on the Inspector General of Police to set up a Special Crack Team to provide security, adding that most of the security architecture in the area have allegedly been compromised.
Vanguard reports that the party in preparation for the campaign today, Monday, arranged the venue for the rally Sunday night, but Monday morning the unknown thugs invade the area and destroyed all the property at sight.
The spokesman of the party, Darlington Nwauju, confirmed the developments.