Pro and anti-Oshiomhole protesters clash at APC Secretariat

Arising from the final decision by the Supreme Court, sealing the fate of ruling party and its candidate in Bayelsa.

The anti-Oshiomhole group who had come in three bus loads was marching towards the Secretariat when they were confronted by the pro-Oshiomhole group who tore their placards and chased them down Blantyre Street, where the Secretariat was located.

But for the timely arrival of armed police and men of the DSS, the situation would have turned bloody.

Indication that a possible bloody confrontation was imminent emerged earlier in the day when a pro group member advised journalists not to set up their cameras, hinting that there will be a “fight now”.

The operatives who appeared to be sympathetic to the Pro-Oshiomhole group however succeeded in calming the situation.

Their intervention did not however stop the pro group who were clad in black T-shirts and jeans.trousers from chasing the Anti Oshiomhole protesters who were predominantly women, down the street and into waiting buses.

The show of strength from all indication succeeded because of the gender of the anti Oshiomhole group who were predominantly women.

The group it appeared also had initial problems with their mobilizers as the quarrelled over unsettled bills from their last outing.