PORT HARCOURT — House of Assembly candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ahoada constituency II, Rivers State, Eric Apia, has expressed concern over the spate of politically related killings in Ahoada and it’s environs.
Meanwhile, the family of late Chief Christopher Adube, has appealed to the Rivers State Government and security agencies to help secure justice for them over the murder of their father and six others last month.
The first son of the family, Mr Henry Adube, who spoke to Vanguard, yesterday, said things have been tough for the family since the killing of their father, urging the state government to come to the aide of the family.
“The Police and the state government should help us get justice. We want the killers to be brought to book. We also appeal to government to come to the aide of the family,” he said.
Meantime, Apia, who spoke to Vanguard, yesterday said two members of his party were killed by suspected political thugs in Abarikpo community, Ahoada Local Government Area of the state five days ago, adding that three chieftains of the APC in the area were also abducted by suspected political thugs.
Lamenting the state of insecurity in the area, Apia said one of those kidnapped was the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the council, Mr Cassidy Ikegbedi.
He said those who abducted the council boss dragged him through a footpath measuring almost two kilometers to a river where they fled with him in a waiting boat.
Apia who said he has been in touch with the family of the council boss, added that no contact has been established with the family by the kidnappers
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