The commissioner for Secondary and Basic
Education, Professor Patrick Muoboghare
was on Saturday stabbed by youth
protesting over the list of the party
executives in Uwheru and Agbarho wards.
The youth who are members of the ruling
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) went on
rampage after accusing the commissioner
of manipulating the list of ward congresses
held last year.
A bulk of the protesting PDP members were
said to be from the commissioner’s home
town, Uwheru.
Several other party members were injured
in the fracas.
Read the Vanguard
Newspapers report below:
The aggrieved youths, who stormed the
party secretariat in large numbers,
disrupted the inauguration ceremony for
hours, as party leaders and political
office holders in the area ran for safety.
The youth destroyed plastic chairs and
other property belonging to the party.
According to a source, Professor
Muoboghare was stabbed on his upper
arm and abdomen. He was rushed to
Ufor Hospital, Ughelli and later referred
to Oghara Teaching Hospital for medical
attention.
The source, who is close to the
commissioner, said Muoboghare was
receiving medical attention, adding that
“he was stabbed by our Uwheru boys,
who are opposed to the ward list.”
Pleading anonymity, the source said that
the commissioner was placed on oxygen,
Saturday, due to excessive bleeding,
which led to shortage of blood, adding
that one of the suspects was intercepted
by them and handed over to the Police in
Ughelli.
At press time, efforts were still being
made to reach the Ughelli ‘A’ Divisional
Police Officer for comment. However, a
senior police officer attached to the
division confirmed the arrest, saying “it
took the combined intervention of the
police and Joint Task Force, JTF soldiers
to restore normalcy after the ugly
incident.
“The police is investigating the matter.
One person in our custody has made
useful confessions. I can assure you that
we will get other members of the gang
and they will all be made to face the law.
Nobody is above the law.”
Education, Professor Patrick Muoboghare
was on Saturday stabbed by youth
protesting over the list of the party
executives in Uwheru and Agbarho wards.
The youth who are members of the ruling
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) went on
rampage after accusing the commissioner
of manipulating the list of ward congresses
held last year.
A bulk of the protesting PDP members were
said to be from the commissioner’s home
town, Uwheru.
Several other party members were injured
in the fracas.
Read the Vanguard
Newspapers report below:
The aggrieved youths, who stormed the
party secretariat in large numbers,
disrupted the inauguration ceremony for
hours, as party leaders and political
office holders in the area ran for safety.
The youth destroyed plastic chairs and
other property belonging to the party.
According to a source, Professor
Muoboghare was stabbed on his upper
arm and abdomen. He was rushed to
Ufor Hospital, Ughelli and later referred
to Oghara Teaching Hospital for medical
attention.
The source, who is close to the
commissioner, said Muoboghare was
receiving medical attention, adding that
“he was stabbed by our Uwheru boys,
who are opposed to the ward list.”
Pleading anonymity, the source said that
the commissioner was placed on oxygen,
Saturday, due to excessive bleeding,
which led to shortage of blood, adding
that one of the suspects was intercepted
by them and handed over to the Police in
Ughelli.
At press time, efforts were still being
made to reach the Ughelli ‘A’ Divisional
Police Officer for comment. However, a
senior police officer attached to the
division confirmed the arrest, saying “it
took the combined intervention of the
police and Joint Task Force, JTF soldiers
to restore normalcy after the ugly
incident.
“The police is investigating the matter.
One person in our custody has made
useful confessions. I can assure you that
we will get other members of the gang
and they will all be made to face the law.
Nobody is above the law.”
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