Unknown gunmen riding an ash colour Lexus Jeep and another vehicle opened fire on the OSPAC (local vigilante) office on Erema Street in Omoku town, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, at about 8:10pm on Saturday night.
The attack, which involved sporadic gunfire, left one vigilante personnel injured, causing pandemonium as passersby and residents scampered for safety.
In an interview with Journalists, OSPAC Public Relation Officer Rivers State, Godknows Nkem, said OSPAC security is an open office where people comes to lodge complaint.
“At that hour of the day, the unknown gunmen drove in and started shooting sporadically.Nobody died, no casualty but one of our personnel sustained bullet injury on his ankle. Our station guards later repelled the attack.
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“OSPAC has been known by his name, the fear of OSPAC is the beginning of wisdom in entire ONELGA.Just that for the past eight months this administration came on board, our welfare have not been talking care of, we have being struggling to survive”.
“We are advising residents of ONELGA to be law abiding and go about their normal business.The God of grace and power of OSPAC is on top of the matter, nobody should be scared, the perpetrators will meet their doom”, he said.
The Public Relations Officer, Rivers State Police Command, ASP Agabe Blessing Kaborlo, confirmed the incident.
“I can confirm the incident.Investigations are ongoing to unmask the identities of the perpetrators with a view to bringing them to justice”, she said.
