Businesswoman hospitalised after alleged assault by council taskforce in Rivers

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Key context: <img width="800" height="388" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Rivers-state.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Rivers-state.jpg 800w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Rivers-state-300x146.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p>A businesswoman in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State is receiving medical treatment after she was allegedly assaulted by members of a taskforce operating under the local government council. Her husband, Ekweme Egwu, accused the Chairman of Oyigbo Local Government Area of deploying officials who attacked his wife, Ogechi Ekweme, during an enforcement operation [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/08/businesswoman-hospitalised-after-alleged-assault-by-council-taskforce-in-rivers/">Businesswoman hospitalised after alleged assault by council taskforce in Rivers</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.