Several persons have been injured and properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed by hoodlums suspected to be political thugs at Afiesere community during the congress of the African Democratic Congress that was aborted in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.
It was learned chairs, canopies, phones, POS machines and a fuel station was destroyed during the melee.
According to sources, “Members of African Democratic Congress, ADC, proposed to hold and conduct their congress at Afiesere primary school before thr incident occurred over the weekend.
“Everything was set before some set of unidentified hoodlums stormed the arena to destroy the canopies, chairs and tables that were arranged for the event without any provocation.
“The hoodlums, were overpowered and chased away from the area, but they regrouped and called for back up to disrupt the exercise.
“When they returned with thugs, the exercise was married, people were severely injured as other scamper for safety.
“After they succeeded in chasing people, the hoodlums went to a fuel station were they suspected that members of the ADC were may have harboured.
“At the fuel station along the Upper Afiesere/Afiesere and Ofuoma road, over three POS machines, fuel pumps and meters, and part the building were destroyed.
When contacted, the Ughelli North Local Government chairman of the ADC, Mr Ujanoma Moses who confirmed the incident said yes.
He said, “As we speak now, this is phone call and I cannot talk and even as we speak I am not in Ughelli. When I return, I should return a call back to you so that we speak.
“Many people have called me and claimed to be what you are claiming to be now and I have told them that they are not real for security purpose and that is why I cannot speak now.
“It is only when I meet you physically and when you show me your ID card that I can speak to you.but definitely when I return back, I will call you.” Ujanoma Moses assured.
