Dr Abiye Sekibo’s vehicle riddled with bullets The Director-General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, escaped assassination on Thursday. BOblog learnt that gunmen dressed in police uniform opened fire on Sekibo’s Land Cruiser bulletproof jeep at Rainbow Town in Port Harcourt. The incident happened at about 11:30pm to 12:00 midnight on Thursday when Sekibo went to inspect the venue of a proposed presidential rally of his party. He confirmed the attack while addressing journalists at his residence on Friday, adding that policemen attached to the Government House, Port Harcourt were behind the attack as directed by the state governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike. Sekibo, who is also a former Minister of Transport, noted that his car was riddled with bullets and the venue of the proposed rally set on fire while policemen watched the inferno. He said: “As we approached the s...
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