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Rivers: Gunmen attempt to stop Amaechi from entering his community
Suspected political thugs set fire to ADC secretariat and mounted armed roadblocks to disrupt registration, but Amaechi completed registration amid security intervention.
- On Friday, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation and former governor of Rivers State, faced armed thugs attempting to stop him entering Ubima, Ikwerre Local Government Area, hours after the ADC Secretariat was destroyed and after he completed ADC registration at ward 8 that morning.
- Party records indicate this is the second reported attack on ADC members in recent months, following an incident in Igwuruta in February 2026.
- Security personnel attached to Amaechi's convoy reportedly thwarted the attack despite sporadic gunfire, and Amaechi praised the state commissioner of police and the Director of the Department of State Services after registering.
- Amaechi called on security agencies to swiftly prosecute those behind the arson, while the Rivers State Police Command has yet to issue an official statement.
- Ahead of planned local meetings, the attacks come amid recent months of repeated targeting of ADC members in the LGA, despite leaders' assurances.
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Gunmen set ablaze ADC secretariat, block Amaechi convoy in Rivers
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Rivers: Gunmen attempt to stop Amaechi from entering his community
Armed thugs on Friday attempted to prevent former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, from entering his hometown, Ubima, in Ikwerre Local Government Area, Rivers State. Security personnel attached to Amaechi’s convoy reportedly thwarted the attack, despite sporadic gunfire. The incident occurred just hours after the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Secretariat in Ubima was destroyed and set on fire by armed men. Videos circulat…
APC Chieftain Condemns Destruction Of ADC Secretariat In Rivers
A chieftian of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has condemned the destruction of a ward secretariat of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) at Ubima community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. Ubima is the home-town of prominent ADC leader and former minister of transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. The incident occurred in the wee hours of Friday, just a few moments to Amaechi’s arrival at t…
Fire guts section of ADC office in Rotimi Amaechi’s hometown in Rivers state - Newsy People
The office of the African Democratic Congress in Ubima, located in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, has been set ablaze by unidentified persons. Ubima is the hometown of Rotimi Amaechi, a prominent member of the ADC and former minister of transportation. Amaechi had been scheduled to officially register as a member of the party at Ward 8 in Ubima by 10:00am on Friday, March 6. Residents of the community reportedly woke up to discov…
After burning of ADC office, security agents foil attack on Amaechi's convoy
Presidential hopeful and former Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has kickstarted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) membership registration in Rivers State in spite of attacks on the ADC secretariat in his hometown, Ubima, prior to his arrival, and subsequent attacks on his convoy. In the early hours of Friday, the ADC Secretariat […] The post After burning of ADC office, security agents foil attack on Amaechi’s co…
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