Supporters of the governorship candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Anambra on Friday clashed in Nri group.
The conflict, which turned violent, led to the knocking down of billboards belonging to each political events.
The conflict was because of occasions by each the APC and the APGA locally on the weekend. Whereas APGA trustworthy locally, led by a well-liked authorized practitioner often known as Ezeafia, had been internet hosting the APGA candidate, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Senator Uche Ekwunife, the operating mate of the APC candidate, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, was additionally internet hosting their supporters.
Hassle, nonetheless, broke out when some supporters of APC accused these of APGA of bringing down billboards belonging to their get together.
DAILY POST learnt that the fracas escalated to full violence, resulting in the intervention of operatives of the Anambra State Police Command.
SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, in a press launch mentioned that the Commissioner of Police within the state, CP Ikioye Orutugu, intervened, inviting the events concerned to his workplace.
Ikenga mentioned: “The Anambra State Police Command swiftly intervened and restored calm following a report of a political squabble at Nri, Anaocha Native Authorities Space, throughout a political marketing campaign rally.
“The incident reportedly arose after supporters of a political get together allegedly pulled down three marketing campaign billboards belonging to a different get together, resulting in a short disturbance within the space.
“Events concerned within the matter had been instantly invited for a peace assembly geared toward de-escalating the strain. Nonetheless, a mutual settlement was reached to switch the eliminated billboards directly, regardless of claims that the removing was as a result of non-payment of signage charges.
“Commissioner of Police CP Ikioye Orutugu has urged political actors and their supporters to conduct their actions peacefully and inside the ambit of the legislation. He additional directed that the case be transferred to the State Legal Investigation Division (SCID) Political Desk to uphold the already resolved pact by the events or in any other case, for a extra discreet investigation.”
