Three persons were injured on Thursday afternoon when a twin explosion erupted at a rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Rumu-Woji Playground, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
It was gathered that no fewer than three persons, mostly women, were injured in the explosion.
It was said that those injured in the incident were rushed to hospital for medical attention.
The cause of the explosion was sketchy as of the time of filing this report.
“The explosion came with a loud bang and some persons were injured.
“The party officials had altercation with the youths of the community over access to the venue of the rally before the explosion occurred,” a source said.
The Publicity Secretary of the APC, Darlington Nwauju, confirmed the incident and described it as ‘unfortunate’.
Attempts to get comments from the Police spokesperson in the state, Iringe-Koko, were unsuccessful.