WATCH: Mayhem in Rivers State House of Assembly as Governor Amaechi Escapes Attempted Assassination

        

The political mayhem in Rivers State took another dimension today Tuesday July 9 as the speaker of the state House of Assembly was impeached in a blood-related saga. The house symbol of Authority, 'Mace' was broken, computer sets used by members of the Assembly were destroyed.

There were bloody fights among pro and anti ex-speaker supporters. 
The hoodlums also assaulted the Speaker of the House, Hon. Otelema Amachree just as five members of the House led by Hon Evans Bipi, moved to impeach the Speaker.
Commissioner for Information, Ibim Semenitari, in a telephone interview with Channels Television disclosed that trouble started when Mr Bipi walked up to the speaker and started ‘slapping’ him as members were still exchanging pleasantries.
She said, “While that was going on, they didn’t know that some hoodlums had accessed the assembly. The governor (Rotimi Amaechi) was informed and therefore left the government house to go and ensure that
people were protected.
The Speaker of assembly also added, “We had begun sitting when Honourable Evans Bapakaye Bipi, representing Ogu/Bolo constituency came into the house with thugs and started raining blows on the majority leader of the House. And he also came to attack me. He was later joined by Hon. Michael Ogochukwu Chinda from Obio/Akpor 2 constituency. They used all manners of weapons to attack us. As I am talking to you now, the majority leader, Chidi Llyod is drenched in blood”.

See Video of how the lawmaker tried to break in with his thugs below: