One person, identified as Mr. Ofinjite Amachree, popularly known as ‘Kalampo’ was on Monday burnt to death during a clash between supporters of All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Buguma, headquarters of Asari-Toru local government area of Rivers State.
It was not possible to ascertain the cause of the clash at the time of filing this report, but it learnt that the incident occurred at the new Health Centre area built by the immediate-past administration of Chibuike Amaechi, for the community, while the victim, Kalampo was identified as an APC stalwart.
A resident of Buguma, who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “We don’t really know what caused the fight. But what we know is that it is a clash between APC and PDP. There were series of gunshots so we had to take cover in our house. One guy popularly known as Kalampo, who I think is an APC member was killed and burnt. As I speak with you, there is tension in the entire community.”
When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Ahmad Kadiya Muhammad, who confirmed the incident, said normalcy has returned to the area due to the swift response of security operatives who forestalled further breakdown of law and order.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Chief Felix Obuah, has expressed shock and sadness over the reckless killings in Omoku, headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of the state.
Obuah, in a statement in Port Harcourt Monday by his special adviser on Media Jerry Needam, described the resurgence of killings among his kinsmen as abominable and sheer madness.
He wondered why all the entreaties by the State Governor, Chief Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike to all the warring youths in Omoku during his visit to the area a few weeks ago could be so flagrantly violated as though they gain anything from killing one another.
Describing the weekend’s onslaught as one too many, he urged the police to beef up security around the area and all parts of the state and further urged them to fish out the perpetrators of the heinous acts and bring them to book.
-Leadership
