A campaigner for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, identified as Mr. Rhino Owhorkire has been shot by suspected thugs.
Owhorkire, the Director for Youths Mobilisation, Atiku-Okowa campaign team in Rivers State, was reportedly shot on his way home in Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday night.
Owhorkire was once allegedly abducted by thugs in a viral video and forced to renounce his support for the PDP presidential candidate.
In the latest incident, a source said the hoodlums shot at Owhorkire’s vehicle tyres before firing at him through the windscreen.
The source said Owhorkire was in pain and currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed medical facility.
“I am dying. They shot me now. I am dying, they have shot me,” he said in a video.
Police spokesperson Grace Iringe-Koko confirmed the incident, saying investigations were ongoing.