LGA polls: Tension As Explosion, Protest Rock Rivers LGs

Presently, a section of the Eleme Local Government Council secretariat in Rivers State has been razes down by fire.

Recall that Daily Impact reported that APP won 22 LGA area out of 23 in the LGA elections concluded yesterday in Rivers state.

The newly elected chairman of the local government, Brain Gokpa, was said to have arrived the came council secretariat accompanied by his councilors and supporters but discovered that a few of the buildings in the council had been set ablaze.

The fire was reportedly caused by an explosion from a device suspected to be dynamite.

In Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA protesters invaded the council headquarters in Omoku, not allowing the newly sworn-in chairman to resume office.

So far no arrests have been made and the police are yet to release any statement on the situation.

There is a palpable fear of a potential outbreak of violence in some councils of the state.