Rivers APC guber candidate, Tonye-Cole attacked at INEC Office

Patrick Tonye-Cole, the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the March 18, guber elections in Rivers State has been allegedly attacked by persons suspected to be members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the state head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Reports say Tonye-Cole was attacked alongside the state Chairman of APC, Emeka Beke and some party members, who accompanied them to INEC head office on Aba road, GRA junction, Port Harcourt.

It was gathered that protesters blocked the APC guber candidate and the APC state Chairman when they arrived at the INEC state office, stopping them from gaining access to the building.

The reports said it took the intervention of some security agencies attached to the two APC leaders to save them, however, a vehicle in their convoy was vandalized by the protesters, followed by sporadic shooting.

There is reported tension and fear in the area following the violent incident while economic activities have been grounded.

Finding show that security operatives have been detailed to the area while surveillance around the INEC office has been beefed up.