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At least, three persons were injured, on Thursday, when a twin explosion rocked a rally of the All Progressives Congress, APC, at the Rumuwoji Playground in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that an improvised substance suspected to be dynamite exploded at the popular Igboukwu field, the venue of the rally.
The injured victims, mostly women, were immediately evacuated from the scene of the incident.
The cause of the explosion was sketchy as of press time, but TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) learned that there was an altercation between youths of Rumuji community, owners of the Igboukwu field, and APC officials over access to the field.
The youths were said to have prevented the party from holding the rally at the field located at the popular Mile one area of Port Harcourt.
It was gathered that the youths had barricaded and shut the entrance gate of the field, thereby denying the party access to the field.
A resident who pleaded anonymity said, “The explosion came with a loud bang and some persons were injured.
The party officials had altercation with the youths of the community over access to the venue of the rally before the explosion occurred,” the source said.
Publicity Secretary of the APC, Darlington Nwauju, confirmed the incident, describing it as ‘unfortunate’, and adding that a statement would be issued.
Rivers State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe Koko, is yet to speak on the incident, as at press time.
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