{"id":195706,"date":"2026-02-21T14:39:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T13:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ibori-daughter-attacked-amid-apc-congress-violence"},"modified":"2026-02-21T15:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T14:45:25","slug":"ibori-daughter-attacked-amid-apc-congress-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ibori-daughter-attacked-amid-apc-congress-violence","title":{"rendered":"Ibori Daughter Attacked Amid APC Congress Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Violence rocked the All Progressives Congress, APC, congress in Ethiope-West Local Government Area of Delta State on Saturday as the member representing Ethiope Federal Constituency Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, daughter of former Governor James Ibori, was attacked by gunmen.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred at Ovade, venue of the congress in Ethiope-West.<\/p>\n<p>Several persons were injured during the incident.<\/p>\n<p>It was gathered that violence erupted shortly after Ibori-Suenu arrived the venue of the congress.<\/p>\n<p>The federal lawmaker and her supporters were attacked with guns and other dangerous weapons by the assailants, who denied her access into the venue of the congress. However, the attacks were foiled by the lawmaker\u2019s security details.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ibori-Suenu have appealed for calm among APC supporters in the state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Violence rocked the All Progressives Congress, APC, congress in Ethiope-West Local Government Area of Delta State on Saturday as the member representing Ethiope Federal Constituency Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, daughter of former Governor James Ibori, was attacked by gunmen. The incident occurred at Ovade, venue of the congress in Ethiope-West. 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