#Bayelsa Decides: Sylvia Reveals Attempts To Attack Him

The All Progressives Congress gubernatorial candidate in the on-going election in Bayelsa, Timipre Sylvia has recounted his experience when some armed thugs laid siege for him on his way to his home town.

Speaking with press men immediately after his accreditation, Sylva said that he got an intelligence report that some armed thugs planned to infiltrate the community with arms.

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There were reports of electoral violence during the gubernatorial election with the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party accusing each other of being responsible for the attacks.

Sylvia said there was an attempt to attack him but the effort of operatives of the Joint Task Force (JTF) prevented the attack.

‘’There is a proliferation of armed thugs in the community and even in this community there are armed thugs but luckily the youth of the community were vigilant and were able to fish them out. So far the community is calm.

I actually saw them because the JTF had them on display. They were actually floating in on the river waiting for my boat but luckily for us information got to the JTF and they were arrested. So I wasn’t told but I witnessed it. ‘

Meanwhile, unknown gunmen stormed Dickson’s home town in Sagbama local government area and allegedly chased away supporters of the APC

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