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Heavy Shooting Near Amaechi’s House As Thugs Snatch Ballot Box, Four Arrested

Some thugs have snatched a ballot box in Ubima, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The incident happened at Polling Unit 4 very close to Rotimi Amaechi’s village home.

Soldiers attempted scuppering the theft by shooting sporadically towards the scene of the ofcence; and although they couldn’t recover the ballot box, they arrested four of the thugs after hotly chasing after them.

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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