Four persons have been feared death and 23 sustained casualties in a physical show down between Chief Ifeanyi Ubah, the Co-ordinator of Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN), and Earnest Obiejesi at Ihiala Council Area Anambra State.
According to an eyewitness accounts, Ubah stormed a collation centre on Sunday with his supporters from Nnewi Federal Constituency and allegedly bounced on Obiejesi accusing him of working against the ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan.
Apparently taken a back at the action of Ubah, Obiejesi insisted that the area has concluded voting for the president hence no reason for the attack on him.
But tempers ran wild when the supporters of the duo took on themselves, while security operatives fired gun shoots sporadically leading to four persons, who were hit, being taken to Evans Specialist, Ozubulu, where they died, and over twenty-three others – including two policemen and an INEC ad-hoc staff injured in the process.
Daily Times learnt that vehicles belonging to Obiejesi were attacked by Ubah’s supporters and that he narrowly escaped from their fangs.
Irate youths of Ihiala, however, took on Ubah’s supporters chanting that he cannot come all the way from Nnewi to cause trouble in their town.
According to one Mr.Ifeanyi Mbakwe, who is a lawyer: “Our brother Obijackson is a staunch supporter of President Jonathan and he has contributed to the President’s campaign. Ifeanyi Ubah, by his action, has shown that, despite his exposure in business, he lacks the discipline and decorum in politics. His action has gone to show the type of person he is, if he is giving a public office to manage.”
When contacted, Ubah alleged that Obiejesi was working against Jonathan, adding that ballot papers for presidential election were dumped into gutters by Obiejesi supporters.
He further alleged that Obiejesi had attacked a frontline Ihiala leader, Chief ABC Ojiakor, for which he has to be checkmated.
Said Ubah: “They came with their thugs and we came with our own and we took them on and even stripped some of them naked.
“This man and his people were working against President Jonathan under the cover that APGA and PDP had an agreement. We had to move in to stop what they were doing.”
Confirming the report, the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Emeka Ezeh, told Daily Times that some policemen were hurt during the incident but declined to confirm if there was any death.
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