“Channa bombs” thrown at PPP candidate’s house

Dec 06, 2011 News

-guard puts out fire

The police are currently investigating an incident at the home of People’s Progressive Party member Odinga Lumumba.
This newspaper was told that it was shortly after 03:00hrs yesterday that two Molotov cocktails were thrown at Lumumba’s Meadow Brook Gardens home.
Kaieteur News understands that the Molotov cocktails were thrown at the house and it was the guard who raised an alert.
Sources said that it was the same guard who managed to extinguish the small fire in the yard. Minor damage was caused to the house.
Police are still investigating the matter and two officers were dispatched to make periodic checks at the house.
Lumumba, on a previous occasion remarked that he has always been the target of opposition forces at elections time. He recalled in the wake of the 2001 elections a gang swarmed his home.
Then in the wake of the 2006 elections, someone hurled a Molotov cocktail at this home. Since then, he has been taking measures to protect his family every time the elections come around.
It is not clear whether Lumumba was target for his political support or because of a fracas he had with a polling agent on Elections Day.
On Elections Day Lumumba allegedly assaulted Presiding Officer, Onika Beckles, at an Aubrey Barker Road Polling Station.
Beckles was forced to call in the police after she was admittedly shoved against a wall by Lumumba who also verbally abused the young woman.
Lumumba reportedly grabbed the camera phone from an Electoral Assistance Bureau (EAB) observer who began recording the altercation and threw it to the floor destroying it in the process.
An angry Lumumba subsequently apologized to the election observer and offered to replace the phone saying that he was angry at the time. He has since replaced the phone.
Beckles said that the problem came about when she refused to allow a PPP observer to switch places with another observer from that party.
The woman said that she was allowing the observers, all day, to enter the polling station to hand out food and drinks to their workers.
Beckles said that it was some time after 15:00hrs that the observer came and said that she needed to switch positions with another observer so that she could vote.
Beckles said that she had no problem but she requested of the observer a certifying letter from GECOM. The woman, she said, began behaving unruly.
Minutes later Lumumba came and pushed the woman aside and barged into the polling station.
A statement has been given along with a medical form to the officers at the East La Penitence Police Station.
Beckles is being represented by attorney at law Nigel Hughes.

Latest News

“Channa bombs” thrown at PPP candidate’s house

Related

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show|| February, 14th, 2025

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

Slingerz FC shines at Guyana Energy Conference and Youth Forum

Guyana’s rising Chess stars take on Barbados

Elite clubs will challenge KFC monopoly on team...

Bristol named manager as Guyana gears up for 2025...

BCB puts a halt to cricket season due to...

Changes made to KMTC Phagwah Horse race meet

Features/Columnists

The clock and the cloud

CARICOM Nations Should Respond Together To new U.S. Policies

Wood snake year

Publisher’s Note

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

Demerara Harbour Bridge

> Berbice Bridge […]

“Channa bombs” thrown at PPP candidate’s house

Share this:

Related

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show|| February, 14th, 2025

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

Features/Columnists

Publisher’s Note

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

Demerara Harbour Bridge

> Berbice Bridge […]