Accredited news reporters from 9News Nigeria covering the Rivers State LGA election have been attacked by political thugs in the course of duty.
The media house, in a report documented that its correspondent, a person with physical disability, Mr Emmanuel Atseyinku, and his driver were brutally attacked around 1:30 pm on Saturday, October 5, 2024, and their camera was damaged by some political thugs.
Nwedene on the phone, Mr Atseyinku said the thugs attacked them just few poles from Igwuruta Divisional Police Station in Igwuruta Ikwerre Local Government area of Rivers State.
According to him, “we are running for our safety right now. They just attacked us with our camera completely damaged and some of our gadgets stolen by them”.
“We need help please because our lives are no longer secured”, he said as his phone switched off immediately and couldn’t be reached again.
Efforts by 9News Nigeria to speak with Rivers Police Command proved abortive as at the time of filing this report.