‘EMPTY BARRELS’ – OTTI DISMISSES UZOR KALU, ORJI, IKPEAZU OPPOSITION GANG-UP. (PHOTO)

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 ‘Empty barrels’ – Otti dismisses Uzor Kalu, Orji, Ikpeazu opposition gang-up Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has urged Abians to disregard recent remarks by some leaders of the opposition in the state. Governor Otti who was speaking on Saturday at Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Umuoriehi, Umuahia North LGA, during the dedication of the church building, said that those who are gathering against him were the same people that failed to develop the state in the past. Otti was reacting to an alliance formed against his re-election by former Abia governors Orji Uzor Kalu, Theodore Orji and Okezie Ikpeazu. The governor slammed the opposition members for pursuing personal interest above the collective development of Abia, declaring that every gathering they are making against him would collapse. He said, “Pastor Uguru made reference to the noise that you may have been hearing in the last few days. “I want us to just dismiss it as noise, you know, and it’s always the empty barrel that makes...

TWO DIE AS OKADA RIDERS AND DELTA TASK FORCE CLASH- POLICE. (VIDEO/PHOTO)



The Delta State Police Command has confirmed that two persons died during an altercation between okada riders and the state task force on Sunday night.


It said the unrest recorded in Delta state capital, Asaba, on Monday was a fallout of the altercation.


The state Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, disclosed this on his X handle on Monday.


According to Edafe, motorcycle riders were protesting against the fatal altercation by damaging property and assaulting individuals, prompting the police to deploy officers to control the situation.


He wrote, “There was a violent protest this morning by Okada riders who had an issue last night with the state task force that led to the death of two persons.


“They mobilised in their numbers this morning, destroying property and beating people. Hence, our men were deployed to control the situation before it turned into something else.”


Videos circulating on social media revealed a state of chaos reported to be happening at Okpanam Road axis, Midwifery, in Asaba.


One of the videos revealed a scene where policemen fired gunshots, while another video showed a group of people blocking the road with motorcycles.

Watch video below. 



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