MASKED gunmen on Tuesday, attacked the home of a former acting
governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Wenipreye Seibarugu, in Okaka,
Yenagoa, the state capital.
Seibarugu was said to have sustained an injury during the attack
as he, his orderly and other occupants of the house chased after
the assailants.
The chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, was a two-time
Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, deputy governor to
Chief Timipre Sylva and an acting governor of the state.
It was learnt that the gunmen, numbering five, were reported to
have invaded the home through the kitchen end of the house.
Sources said that the gunmen, who wore masks, were given a chase
after Seibarugu’s wife sighted them from the kitchen and raised the
alarm.
The wife’s alarm was said to have attracted him (Seibarugu) and
some occupants.
A source, who craved anonymity, said armed police orderly of the
former acting governor and some occupants chased after the gunmen,
adding that Seibarugu, who joined in the chase of the criminals,
sustained a fracture in the left arm.
Confirming the development, Seibarugu, described the attack as
worrisome, saying, “I just got back from Port Harcourt in Rivers
State and was woken up by the cry of my wife that some gunmen were
trying to gain entry into the house. We chased after them, but they
escaped.”
Seibarugu said he had yet to report the matter to the police
because he was rushed to the hospital due to the injury he
sustained.
It was learnt that policemen from Ekeki Division led by the DPO
visited Seibarugu’s house about 4.30pm to ascertain the
development.
Effort to get the reaction of the State Police Command was
unsuccessful as the mobile line of the command’s spokesman, Asinim
Butswat, did not connect.
MASKED gunmen on Tuesday, attacked the home of a former acting
governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Wenipreye Seibarugu, in Okaka,
Yenagoa, the state capital.
Seibarugu was said to have sustained an injury during the attack
as he, his orderly and other occupants of the house chased after
the assailants.
The chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, was a two-time
Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, deputy governor to
Chief Timipre Sylva and an acting governor of the state.
It was learnt that the gunmen, numbering five, were reported to
have invaded the home through the kitchen end of the house.
Sources said that the gunmen, who wore masks, were given a chase
after Seibarugu’s wife sighted them from the kitchen and raised the
alarm.
The wife’s alarm was said to have attracted him (Seibarugu) and
some occupants.
A source, who craved anonymity, said armed police orderly of the
former acting governor and some occupants chased after the gunmen,
adding that Seibarugu, who joined in the chase of the criminals,
sustained a fracture in the left arm.
Confirming the development, Seibarugu, described the attack as
worrisome, saying, “I just got back from Port Harcourt in Rivers
State and was woken up by the cry of my wife that some gunmen were
trying to gain entry into the house. We chased after them, but they
escaped.”
Seibarugu said he had yet to report the matter to the police
because he was rushed to the hospital due to the injury he
sustained.
It was learnt that policemen from Ekeki Division led by the DPO
visited Seibarugu’s house about 4.30pm to ascertain the
development.
Effort to get the reaction of the State Police Command was
unsuccessful as the mobile line of the command’s spokesman, Asinim
Butswat, did not connect.
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