Rivers State Turned To War Zone....Senator Magnus Abe Wounded

Another drama has worn palazzo pants in Rivers state!

Senator Magnus Abe, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) and Tony Okocha the Chief of Staff to Rivers State were both hit with bullets today Sunday January 12,2014. ....the bullets were however confirmed to be rubber bullets fired to stop a rally.......

The Senator had led members of the Save Rivers Movement to a venue where a pro-APC rally was supposed to take place and the police who were at the venue fired rounds and released teargas in a bid to stop the event. Several other attendee were wounded and quickly taken to the hospital.

Tony Okocha COS to Rivers State government said in a statement that he blamed the attack on Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, who he claimed told police to put a stop to the rally.