Newly Elected Councillor’s Father Murdered in Rivers Amid Violence Protest
The newly elected councillor’s father in Rivers State, Ndiika Benson was on Monday killed in the violent protest that erupted in the state.
Mr. Benson Ndoone, a security officer at Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic in Bori, Khana Local Government Area, was reportedly killed by suspected political thugs opposing the recent local council elections.
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This incident occurred at the Rector’s Lodge, where the swearing-in of newly elected councillors had taken place; the place was doubling as a secretariat of the just dissolved Caretaker Committee.
According to accounts from eyewitnesses, the attackers disrupted the program, and in the resultant chaos, Mr. Ndoone fell in the process of the attack.
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This has thrown the community into shock and grief, adding a grave dimension to an already charged atmosphere in the wake of the just-conducted local council elections. There have been reports of violent protests in various parts of Rivers State since the elections, where officials and their supporters have become targets of politically-motivated thugs.
This violence escalation has deeply worried the local residents and equally worried political observers, who have called upon the authorities to take all necessary restorative actions as soon as possible so as to ensure peace and the safety of the citizens. The murder of Mr. Ndoone has heightened fears of further unrest as tensions remain high since the elections.
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With this crisis now staring Rivers State in the face, calls of accountability and an investigation into the violence attendant to the local council elections, to bring justice to the victims and restore stability in the region, have been loudly raised.
