Dare-devil Soldiers And Policemen Put Rivers Under Siege – Wike Cries Out

Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers state, has raised the alarm that three local government areas in the state are under military siege.

According to Wike, attacks in communities are coming ahead of the state and National Assembly rerun elections in Rivers.

National Mirror reports that Wike issued a statement through his special assistant on electronic media, Simeon Nwakaudu, on Thursday, January 14.

According to the governor, the recent attacks in communities are coming ahead of the state and National Assembly rerun elections in Rivers. He revealed that politically motivated attacks by soldiers and policemen took place in Gokana, Asari-Toru and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government areas.

Speaking about the recent military deadly invasions, Wike noted that one Major Mustapha featured in all of them.

The governor recalled that Mustapha, a pro-APC military officer, was the Rivers state APC star witness during the hearing of election petitions in Abuja.

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“At Asari-Toru LGA on 6th January, 2016, Major Mustapha and his team of dare-devil soldiers and mobile policemen invaded the residences of the caretaker council chairman, Ambassador Soboma Jackrich, destroying his homes and valuables before killing about five youths. They also abducted 50 youths and women, who were taken to Port Harcourt.

“The same scenario played out in Bua Yeghe in Gokana local government area, where Major Mustapha and his illegal politically motivated squad attacked the home of Chief Solomon Ndigbara, a former Niger Delta agitator. They burnt his home before abducting his wife and 70 other youths. The Major Mustapha illegal squad also attacked the home of Chief Ndigbara in Port Harcourt, damaging the facility.

“On 13th January, 2016, the soldiers and mobile policemen were at ONELGA where they unleashed mayhem on lives and property. The residents of the area are still counting their losses,” he said.

The governor alleged that Mustapha and his team of security operatives were always accompanied by APC thugs.

However, Wike stressed that no amount of intimidation would make the APC popular in the state as Rivers people are enjoying good governance and are committed to the PDP.

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The governor called on Nigerians to take note of ‘unprecedented violence’ being visited on innocent  people by the military and the police.

“The National Human Rights Commission is also invited to play its role at this critical time. The affected local government areas have on their own conducted media tours of the invaded communities. The civil society is in the know of the illegal invasions of the unarmed communities.

“Rivers state is PDP with Governor Wike as the people-ordained leader with the magic wand of delivery being enjoyed by the state. No amount of military/ police intimidation can promote APC in the state,” the statement read in part.

Meanwhile, the Rivers state chapter of the APC has made a massive allegation against the leadership of the PDP.

The party alleged plot by the PDP and some suspected members of a notorious cult group to assassinate its leaders in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of the state.

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