Irate youths attacked the Obio/Akpor council headquarters early Tuesday and smashed the bust statue of the Federal Capital Territory’s (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike.
Some of the visibly angry youths, who spoke in a mix of the Ikwerre dialect and English, pulled the statue down while the others cheered him on.
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The youths, who had invaded the council headquarters, claimed they were there to ensure the safety of council property following the expiration of the chairman’s tenure.
Wike, a former chairman of Obio/Akpor and former governor of Rivers State, is embroiled in a political rivalry with his former protege, the state’s governor, Siminalayi Fubara.