Gunmen Abduct Rivers State Assembly Candidate For Days To Election (Details)
Chukwudi Ogbonna, a candidate for the Accord Party in the March 18 election for the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni sin Local Government Area Constituency 2 in the Rivers State House of Assembly, has been abducted by gunmen.
On Monday night, the gunmen reportedly forced Ogbonna to halt while he was driving in Rumuigbo, close to Port Harcourt, and then took off with his car.
On March 14, 2023, Ifeaka Nwakiri, the candidate’s cousin’s brother, verified this event.
He said; “They took him with his Mercedes car. We have reported the matter at the Kala Police station.”
However, the state police command is yet to react to the development as of press time.