PHOTO: Burial ceremony turns bloody in Rivers State; Lawmaker, LG boss, PDP Chairman scamper for safety
Lawmaker identified as Hon. Miriam Hart, Local Govt chairman, PDP Chairman and many others have escaped death by whisker after masked gunmen stormed a burial ceremony at Finiapiri-ama village of Banigo Isile-Ogono community in Bonny Local Government Area, Rivers State, on Saturday, September 12.
TrustFunds learnt that the incident which left several persons injured and abducted including politicians, happened at the burial ceremony of a prominent citizen, Amaopusenibo K.M Banigo.
It was gathered, that the leader of the Bonny Legistrative Assembly, Hon. Miriam Hart is currently battling for survival at an undisclosed hospital following the attack while four persons were whisked away by the gunmen.
The gunmen arrived at the ceremony and began to shoot at the guests a few minutes after the deceased was interred.
The gunmen left the scene with some captives. However, some high-profile guests, who were in attendance such as the Chairman of Bonny Local Government, David Rogers Irimagha, lawmaker representing Bonny Constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Abinye Blessing Pepple, and People’s Democratic Party, PDP Chairman, Daniel Tamunoopudo Buruwi Wilcox, escaped by luck.
God help us
Hmmm
thank God for your life
Have mercy lord
Thank God for life saved
Wow
God have mercy
Thank God no life was lost
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Chai
Pls the security operatives needs to act fast to rescue anyone that was kidnapped in this incident
Mad
Sad
No safe place at all.
Thank God for your life.
Nawa oooo
Cruel
Gone wrong
Mad oo
O wrong
People can be insensitive at times
Rivers state ooo
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Nice
Thank God
Violence everywhere
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Nawaoooo
Jet recovery
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This conutry
hmmmm nigeria