At least one person was killed today, during the inauguration of the Acting Chairman of the Bayelsa State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
It was gathered that violence erupted at the APC secretariat when hoodlums allegedly loyal to the expelled party chairman in the state were said to have invaded the venue firing gunshots to scare the people away.
The armed attack said to be led by an ex-militant loyal to a faction of the party was repelled by a combined team of armed policemen, DSS operatives and soldiers, The Sun reports.
The man (pictured) at Bay-Bridge junction was said to have been hit and killed by the militants bullets while trying fleeing.
The shooting has forced banks and other businesses in the area to close, while a reinforcement of security agents has been deployed to the secretariat.
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