Chaos as suspected thugs invade ADC Women’s Forum meeting in Rivers

Suspected governmental thugs connected Friday disrupted a gathering of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Young Women Forum successful Alesa, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The radical had convened for the inauguration of its forum erstwhile the assailants stormed the venue, dispersing attendees and destroying items specified arsenic canopies, loudspeakers, and chairs.

The disruption brought the lawsuit to an abrupt end.

According to eyewitnesses, the intruders claimed the organisers failed to get anterior support for the gathering, insisting that governmental activities successful the country required clearance from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Despite attempts by organisers to clarify the intent of the meeting, the attackers unopen it down.

Reacting to the incident, the forum’s nationalist coordinator, Atosemi Oma-Uwame, condemned the action, describing it arsenic an effort to suppress governmental information and stifle absorption voices.

She explained that the gathering was solely to inaugurate the forum’s beingness successful the section authorities and not for run purposes, stressing that it was an interior engagement for young...