By Davies Iheamnachor
Armed youths believed to be political thugs on Friday night time invaded an resort within the Orazi axis of Obio/Akpor Native Authorities Space of Rivers State and disrupted a reside programme carried out by a preferred TV station.
The thugs, who compelled the reside interview to finish midway, allegedly carted away digital camera and different tools belonging to the station.
It was realized that the TV crew was conducting a reside interview with a former Commissioner for Employment Technology and Empowerment, Dr Leloonu Nwibubasa, on the mentioned resort when the assailants stormed the premises.
It was alleged that Nwibubasa was talking on the political scenario in Rivers when a person who was standing on the resort’s lounge known as within the assailants.
A supply, who declined giving out his title, alleged that the thugs have been armed and invaded the resort round 9:15pm.
The supply alleged that the previous Commissioner and the TV crew escaped by the whiskers, including that the indignant thugs broke into rooms searching for the duo.
It narrated: “They have been chanting of their native language (Ikwerre) that they’d not enable such interview on their land. They have been forcing doorways open trying to find the previous Commissioner and the TV guys.
“The employees within the resort began operating helter-skelter. They later acquired to the spot the place the interview was holding and began threatening the previous Commissioner and the TV crew to discontinue the interview and compelled them to cease.”
A reporter with the TV crew reached out to the police for misery.
He mentioned: “At that time I known as the police management room and in addition put a name throughout to a few of my colleagues. The police responded and mentioned they have been on their solution to the resort.
“The Divisional Police Officer accountable for the world arrived along with his males. Along with the resort supervisor they ensured that the commissioner and the TV crew got here down and have been taken out of the resort to the Kala Police Station the place they made statements on what transpared.”
Nwibubassa condemned the assault, stating that the event is just not wholesome in a democracy.
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