Reports reaching Abusidiqu.com indicates that the Senator representing Rivers Central Senatorial district, Magnus Abe has been hit by a rubber bullet shot by officers of the Rivers State police command.
The police in Rivers State fired the shot to disperse members of Save Rivers Movement who gathered to hold an inauguration and thanksgiving programme for the Obio-Akpor Chapter of the group.
Apart from the sporadic shots fired by the police, they also released tear gas to disperse the crowd.
Personal Assistant and Information Officer to the victm, Honour Siranwo confirmed the incidence and said the Senator is now lying critically ill at the hospital.
Governor Rotimi Amaechi was expected at the event before the incident occurred.
In his reaction, Chief of Staff, Government House Port Harcourt, Tony Okocha said the police wants to militarize the state.
Okocha said the Save Rivers Movement had applied to the state police command.
According to him, the Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, orchestrating the attack. He also alleged that he bribed the Police Commissioner in the state, Joseph Mbu to carry out the attack.
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