There is currently, pandemonium in the Rumuepirikom community, hometown of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
This comes as the ongoing local government elections in Rivers State descended into violence, with heavy gunfire erupting .
Since leaving office, the former governor of the state, has been in a running battle with the present governor, Siminalayi Fubara, who, against the odds, went ahead with conducting the grassroots elections.
Eyewitnesses report that unidentified individuals stormed the area, warning residents to stay indoors. As electoral officers arrived at the ward in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, armed men, suspected to be political thugs, launched a violent attack.
At least one person has been rushed to a hospital after sustaining a bullet injury.