Violence rocked the All Progressives Congress, APC, congressin Ethiope-West Local Government Area of Delta State on Saturday as the memberrepresenting Ethiope Federal Constituency Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, daughter offormer Governor James Ibori, was attacked by gunmen. The incident occurred at Ovade, venue of the congress inEthiope-West. Ourx correspondent reports that several persons were injuredduring the incident. It was gathered that violence erupted shortly afterIbori-Suenu arrived the venue of the congress. The federal lawmaker and her supporters were attacked withguns and other dangerous weapons by the assailants, who denied her access intothe venue of the congress. However, the attacks were foiled by the lawmaker’ssecurity details. Meanwhile, Ibori-Suenu have appealed for calm among APCsupporters in the state.
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