*GUNSHOTS AT AGATU SECRETARIAT: GOVERNOR’S ADVISER ESCAPES MOB ATTACK DURING APC MEETING*
_Obagaji – April 22, 2026_
Chaos erupted at the Agatu Local Government Secretariat in Obagaji on Tuesday after Hon. Ojimbili Idris, Special Adviser to the Government, was allegedly attacked and nearly beaten to a pulp during an APC meeting convened to select a consensus candidate for the BSHOM.
According to information reaching me from a reliable source, tensions boiled over at the secretariat and the Special Adviser was almost completely and physically assaulted by aggrieved party members.
It was only the swift intervention of security personnel, who fired shots into the air to disperse the crowd, that saved Hon. Idris and prevented bloodshed.
While everyone has the right to contest, we must respect the law as patriotic Agatu sons and daughters even when the decision goes against us, as it must definitely go against someone.
We shall also engage all investigative tools necessary to get to the root of this information.
_Statement by:_
Comr Ochokwunu Daniel Edor
Convener, Agatu Indigenous Youth Association (AIYA)