Governor Rochas Okorocha’s convoy was attacked yesterday in Oguta
Council Area of the state by youths allegedly recruited by a candidate
for the rescheduled Imo House of Assembly elections scheduled to hold
next week.
It gathered that Governor Okorocha, who was in Awa community in Oguta
to drum up support for Chief Walter Uzonwanne, the candidate of the All
Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) for the election slated for next week
was on his way out of the community when an opposition candidate was
also on his way to Awa community.
According to an eyewitness account one of the outriders on the
Governor Okorocha convoy had knocked down one of the motorcyclists on
the campaign train of the candidate and that instead of the security
details on the governor’s convoy to assist the man, they descended on
the hapless man and started beating him.
It was learnt that the attitude of the governor’s security men
angered the youths, who blocked the passage of the governor as the
youths reportedly descended on one of the outriders, who was beaten to
stupor by the irate youths and was dispossessed him of his
walkie-talkie.
“For several hours, the irate youths barricaded the road and
prevented the governor’s convoy from continuing on the journey while
some of them were throwing sachet water and other objects at the
security operatives, who ordered them to vacate the road.”
It was further gathered that the situation could have degenerated to
bloodshed but for the prompt intervention of the governor, who directed
his security aides to handle the situation with utmost care.
However, when contacted, the candidate described the allegation as
unfortunate, insisting that he had no powers to attack a governor’s
convoy.
In his words: “I was going to Awa community to address my supporters
ahead of next week’s election when I saw the governor’s convoy coming
from the opposite direction. At first I thought it was the Deputy
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha.
“One of the outriders knocked down one of the motorcycle riders in my
campaign train and the boy was seriously wounded and instead of giving
him first aid, the security men pounced on him and began to beat him and
this infuriated the youths and they blocked the road and asked the
governor to kill all of them.”
DAILY SUN
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