PDP Condemns, Demands Probe Into Rivers State Boat Shooting
BY EVELYN DADU, ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed shock over the reported shooting of a civilian market boat ferrying foodstuff and other household goods, allegedly by a military helicopter in Dutch Island area of Rivers state.
The PDP while condemning the shooting, said it is alarmed by reports of how the said military helicopter allegedly circled, targeted and shot at civilians, who were ferrying foodstuff and household items from Nembe-Bille jetty, in a bloody assault, in which the traders sustained gunshot wounds.
The party in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan called for an immediate and comprehensive investigation into the terrifying incident which has reportedly heightened apprehensions in the Niger Delta region.
The PDP while calling for calm, however said that the authorities should unravel the circumstances surrounding the ugly incident.