The commissioner for Secondary and Basic
Education, Professor Patrick Muoboghare was on Saturday stabbed by youth
protesting over the list of the party executives in Uwheru and Agbarho wards.
The youth who are members of the ruling
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) went on rampage after accusing the commissioner
of manipulating the list of ward congresses held last year.
A bulk of the protesting PDP members were
said to be from the commissioner’s home town, Uwheru.
Several other party members were injured in
the fracas.
Vanguard reports:
The
aggrieved youths, who stormed the party secretariat in large numbers, disrupted
the inauguration ceremony for hours, as party leaders and political office
holders in the area ran for safety. The youth destroyed plastic chairs and
other property belonging to the party.
According
to a source, Professor Muoboghare was stabbed on his upper arm and abdomen. He
was rushed to Ufor Hospital, Ughelli and later referred to Oghara Teaching
Hospital for medical attention.
The
source, who is close to the commissioner, said Muoboghare, was receiving
medical attention, adding that “he was stabbed by our Uwheru boys, who are
opposed to the ward list.”
Pleading
anonymity, the source said that the commissioner was placed on oxygen,
Saturday, due to excessive bleeding, which led to shortage of blood, adding
that one of the suspects was intercepted by them and handed over to the Police
in Ughelli.
At
press time, efforts were still being made to reach the Ughelli ‘A’ Divisional Police
Officer for comment. However, a senior police officer attached to the division
confirmed the arrest, saying “it took the combined intervention of the police
and Joint Task Force, JTF soldiers to restore normalcy after the ugly incident.
“The
police is investigating the matter. One person in our custody has made useful
confessions. I can assure you that we will get other members of the gang and
they will all be made to face the law. Nobody is above the law.”
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