As the newly elected Local Government Chairmen in Rivers State take over the reign of governance today , some miscreants today set the Secretariat of Ikwerre LGA on fire
There was also sporadic shooting at Obia Akpor and Eleme LGA and other areas within the State
CKNNews gathered that aggrieved supporters of a godfather who opposed the election are making sure that the elected Chairmen of the Local Government did not takeover
The Local Government election was held on Saturday
The APP was declared winner of 22 of the seats while Etche LGA was won by AA Party
Governor Sim Fubara during the swearing of the Chairmen on Sunday urged them shun violence
According to him, credible information at his disposal revealed that supporters of an Abuja based Minister have mobilized some miscreants to unleash mayhem on Monday
He asked the Chairmen not to engage them
Earlier on Monday the new Rivers State Commissioner of Police unsealed all the LG Secretariats earlier occupied by the police
Video of burning Ikwerre LG Secretariat
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