The mother of Chief Ayirimi
Emami, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, was abducted and beaten to
pulp on Friday evening by armed thugs, allegedly working for a former militant
leader and Peoples Democratic Party enforcer in Warri South West local
government area of Delta State.
Mrs. Elizabeth Emami, was on her
way to Ugborodo, an Itsekiri riverside community, when she was snatched by the
gang. She was only released after the intervention of a Brigade Commander of
the Nigerian Army and an officer of the Nigerian Navy in the area, who moved in
to restore sanity in the area.
Emami, a former Chairman of the
PDP in Warri South West local government area, who moved to the APC with scores
of his followers, told our reporter that the attack was aimed at stopping him
from going to his Ajudaibo, Ugborodo community to mobilise and vote for the
APC.
“My stepmother was attacked at
Kurutie community by three speedboats in a manner similar to the attack on 14
journalists last November. She was abducted and taken to a location and was
only released after the intervention of some security operatives.
“Several persons identified as my supporters and members of the APC going to
cast their votes in Ugborodo were severely beaten and tortured by the gang and
their sponsors who are afraid of losing the election.
“The driver of one of the boats
is battling for his life due to the torture he suffered. This is a desperate
ploy by our opponents within and outside my area to intimidate me and my
supporters,” Emami told our reporter in a telephone interview.
Our checks revealed that the
votes from Ugborodo and other Itsekiri communities in the area are considered
very strategic to the emergence of all winners of the last four governorship
contests in the state.
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