Supporters of the Rivers Situation Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the ones of the Minister of the Federal Capital Range, Nyesom Wike, clashed on Wednesday right through a clinical outreach within the Eliozu crowd in Obio/Akpor Native Govt Segment of the situation.
It used to be accumulated that hassle began when the situation Ministry of Fitness officers have been sporting out a clinical outreach for ladies on the Eliozu Fitness Centre.
It used to be additional accumulated that deny faster had the programme began than some supporters allegedly unswerving to a factional Speaker of the situation Space of Meeting, Martin Amaewhule, arrived on the venue to determine the cause of the collection.
The venue is claimed to be related the place of dwelling of Amaewhule, who’s the chief of the 27 lawmakers unswerving to Wike.
However supporters of the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Obio/Akpor Native Govt Segment within the situation, Chijioke Ihunwo, unswerving to Fubara, who have been on the venue allegedly restrained them from assessing the venue, important to a blazing argument and next hit.
Following the fisticuff, stones have been pelted from a number of instructions, because the clinical outreach used to be disrupted impulsively.
A couple of mins next, a staff of rise up policemen arrived on the scene, firing teargas to disperse the opposing teams and quell the status from getting out of hand.
It used to be, then again, accumulated {that a} kid who used to be stated to have inhaled the substance from the teargas used to be in a rush into the power and next regained awareness.
It used to be additionally accumulated that the outreach used to be next moved to a state-owned clinical facility on the Waterlines axis of Port Harcourt, the situation capital the place the programme used to be introduced.
Reacting to the incident, Ihunwo accused Amaewhule of important policemen to disrupt the outreach.
Ihunwo mentioned, “This morning, there used to be an incident on the Eliozu Fitness Centre the place the previous Speaker of the Rivers Situation Space of Meeting, Martin Amaewhule, led some safety males to disrupt a programme via the Ministry of Fitness.
“A couple of mins next, some policemen got here and began beating up our ladies, taking pictures teargas at pregnant ladies who have been on the fitness centre.
“We wish to say that Obio/Akpor Native Govt Segment may not be below siege. We wish to name at the President, Bola Tinubu that the Inspector Common of Police and the Minister of the FCT are tarnishing the picture of your executive.
“We are calling on you to call them to order so that Rivers State can have peace. Let the FCT Minister concentrate on his job in Abuja and leave our dear Governor alone.”
When contacted, Martins Wachukwu, media aide to Amaewhule, stated he would discuss to our correspondent on Thursday morning.
Wachukwu mentioned tersely, “Please I will speak to you tomorrow morning.”
The spokesperson for the situation Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, showed the incident.
Iringe-Koko, in a scale down message to our correspondent, stated the police replied to a misery name over the situation, including that the investigation used to be ongoing.
She mentioned, “A misery name used to be won from the fitness centre within the Eliozu crowd nowadays, July 24, 2024, the place supporters of 2 free political factions have been occupied in a struggle.
“The police replied via sending operatives to the scene to revive legislation and sequence.
“The police deployed anti-riot tactics, including the use of canisters, to disperse the crowds. An investigation into the matter has been initiated.”