Sapele boils as gunmen kill politician, kidnap 2 raze houses, vehicles

WARRI- THERE was pandemonium at Sapele in Delta Sate, today, following the killing of a PDP stalwart, Mr. Saturday Akpode, alias Agbamu and kidnap of two hotel proprietors, Mr. Benjamin Ogeregbaje, alias Apolo and Mr. Sam Akpeteyetan, alias Santos.

Sapele town

Some residents told Vanguard that gunshots were fired indiscriminately in the community on Wednesday night. But, the Delta Waterways Security Committee, DWSC, alerted the appropriate security agencies, leading to the deployment of men of the Joint Task Force, JTF, on the Niger-Delta and policemen same day to contain the rampage by ugly situation.

Akpode, who was the chairman of PDP in ward five, Sapele and a personal assistant to the chairman of Sapele Local Government, Hon Godwin Atose was shot dead by gunmen who allegedly trailed him on Cemetry Road, Sapele at about 10.00 pm inside his car on Wednesday night.

Despite the deployment of security agents, there was rampage, as a group of boys protesting Akpode gruesome death, set some houses, vehicles and stores ablaze.

The Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, office on Adeola Road, Sapele , was also torched. It was gathered that Akpode had barely left Hon Atose’s house that night when he was murdered.

However, the army and police had taken position at some strategic places by yesterday morning and pushed the boys out of the streets.

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Posted: at 3-02-2011 05:25 PM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero

na wa oooo

Posted: at 3-02-2011 11:00 PM (14 years ago) | Newbie

hmmmmmmm.... wht is goin on,is dis country turnin 2 killin filds.

Posted: at 4-02-2011 12:07 AM (14 years ago) | Upcoming

NAIJA IS THE NEW AMERICA.......E JUST START.................ALL OF THEIR HANDS ARE DIRTY AND SOILED EVEN WITH OTHER PEOPLES BLOOD........HMMMMMMMMM.............POLITICIANS............NEMESIS HAS CAUGHT UP WITH HIM.............BUT MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE.

Posted: at 4-02-2011 02:34 AM (14 years ago) | Upcoming

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND SAPELE

Posted: at 4-02-2011 05:57 AM (14 years ago) | Newbie

sad one

Posted: at 4-02-2011 09:08 AM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Thy ve started again

Posted: at 4-02-2011 10:08 AM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

I tire oooo

Posted: at 4-02-2011 10:10 AM (14 years ago) | Hero

Indeed.

Posted: at 4-02-2011 10:13 AM (14 years ago) | Hero

What is this country turning to, Afghanistan or Iraq?

Posted: at 4-02-2011 11:51 AM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac