Proposed 10-day stretched hunger protest in Rivers state was disorganized on

Wednesday following alleged financial inducement by undisclosed politicians in an

effort to curtail what has now turned to a volatile action.

ATN gathered that in the early hour of Wednesday at Education Bus Stop, mile one in

Port Harcourt, some persons alleged to be agents of influential politicians were seen

sharing money to the protesters and admonishing them not to be scared of “anything”.

It was learned that some politicians with vested interest in the welfare of Rivers state

want to see an end to the ongoing social unrest, hence, the decision to opt for

financial inducement of some of the leading faces in the protest.

An eye-witness disclosed to newsmen that the arrival of a team of armed police men

caused the protesters to scamper thereby disrupting the money sharing process at

Nnewi and Udi streets in the popular Diobu area of Port Harcourt.

The national coordinator of Civil Rights Council, Barrister Paul Ogbonna Arochukwu

said he heard about the financial inducement on the first day of the protest.

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