Hoodlums were said to have chopped off the hand of an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Igbo-etche community, Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State during the supplementary legislative election which took place on Saturday.
One of the officials who was on duty with the victim was also said to have been taken hostage by the thugs, and he has not been rescued.
Although there is heavy security presence in Etche but there was panic in the area due to series of abduction attempts of policemen on duty and INEC officials.
According to Vanguard, the victim whose hand was chopped off was taken to INEC headquarters in Port Harcourt, beaore heading for treatment.
This is so sad... Our electoral system is nothing to write home about
ReplyDeletetoo bad!
ReplyDeleteNawao! Is politics in 9ja a do or die affair? Haba!
ReplyDeleteThese people are thugs o. After riding the election for the politicians once they win they will never do anything good for the people because their aim is to loot
ReplyDeleteThese people are thugs o. After rigging the election for the politicians once they win they will never do anything good for the people because their aim is to loot
ReplyDeleteHmmmn! So, working for inec in Niger delta areas is the most dangerous job one can imagine now abi🙅
ReplyDeleteall in d name of power
ReplyDeleteAd long as wicked wike is the governor blood will continue to flow in that state,this is not the rivers I once live peacefully
ReplyDeleteall because of elections is that why violence of such magnitude be meted out to an innocent individual and lose his arm..what kind of barbaric state is wike governning
ReplyDeleteThis is serious. Rivers State is a dangerous place to do election these days
ReplyDeleteRivers state needs cleansing
ReplyDeleteWhen will all this end.the killings are much
ReplyDeleteRivers & its electoral violence, na wah!
ReplyDeleteY is rivers like dis? Cnt dey jst b peaceful for once?
ReplyDeleteSee me see wahala ooo
ReplyDeleteJust ordinary rerun you chopping hand nawao
What is really happening in Rivers state......
ReplyDeleteNawa o..
ReplyDeleteINEC said none of their officers hand was amputated
ReplyDeleteWhat are the security on duty doing to protect the officials during and after the election.na waa o.
ReplyDeleteVery bad
ReplyDeleteThis is terrible, feel so sorry for the victim.
ReplyDeleteChai
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