For
the second time in eight days, men of the Rivers State Police Command
stormed a rally by the Save Rivers Movement and allegedly opened fire on
the members of the movement, who gathered in Bori, Khana Local
Government of the state on Sunday.
It was learnt that though the rally was
billed to start by 2pm, fully armed policemen stormed the venue before
the commencement of the programme, but it was unclear what led to the
heavy shooting that followed the arrival of the security men.
Our correspondent learnt that scores of
people were injured but it could not be confirmed if anyone was killed
as of the time of filing this report.
On Sunday last week, policemen, who were
deployed in the SRM rally, allegedly shot Senator Magnus Abe with
rubber bullet on the chest at close range.
The federal lawmaker is currently hospitalised in a London hospital for intensive medical attention.
