Reports indicate that Dr. Innocent Barikor, the running mate of the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Rivers state, was targeted in an attack by unknown gunmen.
According to sources, Barikor was ambushed after departing from his office at GRA on Tuesday night, en route to a meeting at an undisclosed location.
Tragically, his police orderly was fatally shot and killed by the assailants, who carried out the attack in front of a popular nightclub in GRA.
A source disclosed, “Barikor narrowly escaped, but his police orderly was not as fortunate, as he succumbed to the bullets and was killed on the spot.”
The Deputy Publicity Secretary of APC, Darlington Nwauju, confirmed the attack and expressed grief over the death of the police orderly, describing the perpetrators as “assassins.”
Nwauju urged for a comprehensive investigation into the incident and called upon the Inspector-General of Police to intervene.
Contrary to initial reports, Police spokesperson in Rivers state, Grace Iringe-Koko, stated that the incident was not an assassination attempt. She clarified, “It was not an assassination. Actually, a policeman was shot. I think he was the target because they saw him with a rifle. Nothing happened to the candidate. We are investigating the incident and the place has been surrounded.”