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By Okafor Ofiebor

Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike has condemned safety businesses for not arresting people who threatened to destroy the state.

Talking on Come up Tv on up to date points affecting the polity on Sunday, Governor Wike complained that the menace by a pro-Amaechi group which has gone viral didn’t imply something to safety businesses.

He stated the identical All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters threatened and truly attacked the State Excessive Court docket due to inside occasion squabbles.

He added that the safety businesses didn’t carry the perpetrators to justice.

Wike stated the pro-Amaechi supporters had been brave as a result of their “pay masters” have assured them of safety cowl.

“It’s actually unlucky that some folks will now need to destroy the state. They concern threats and the safety businesses can’t come out to say we are able to’t tolerate such threats towards the peace and existence of the state.

“I cannot go to courtroom towards anyone as a result of the menace is within the public area. It’s apparent, that they’ve the Police, Division of State Safety, Air Power, Navy and the Military.

“In any other case, how do you clarify the lengthy silence of the Nigeria safety businesses over such threats already trending on-line.

“For no matter causes, why received’t they trouble concerning the individual making such threats due to an inside drawback inside APC.

” Keep in mind, for the primary time within the historical past of this nation when Chibuike Amaechi was Governor, he shut down the courts for 2 years. Based mostly on that have, extra threats and assaults are seen.

“The minister is now coming to say that he’s not a person of violence which isn’t true. We aren’t kids to be so deceived.

“In the course of the marketing campaign resulting in 2019 elections, he got here to the state chanting conflict songs and no one cautioned him,” the governor complained.

Commenting on how the Police tried to frustrate the battle towards COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Wike expressed remorse {that a} deputy Commissioner of Police within the state labored to frustrate the implementation of an Govt Order.

He stated as a result of the heads of the safety businesses cooperated with him to save lots of lives within the state they had been all transferred and that has instilled concern of their successors.

“I’ve stated it at all times, that governors usually are not the actual chief safety officers. They’re solely Chief Logistics Officers of their states offering funds for safety businesses’ operations.

“For us, we’re speaking about covid-19 pandemic, which is commonplace throughout the nation. The protection of the folks is paramount and we signed an Govt Order however a deputy commissioner went forward to flout it.

“In truth, the commissioner of police was transferred, together with the director of DSS, and the Air Power Commander as a result of they labored with me to implement COVID-19 protocols.

“The brand new folks they’ve despatched are additionally afraid. Such double normal on this nation will not be wholesome”, he stated.

Governor Wike additionally known as on Amnesty Worldwide to be goal of their actions and cease labeling states with alarming studies.

He described as incorrect the determine of deaths within the state on account of cultism which was printed by the establishment, saying that cultism has been fought to a standstill in Rivers state.

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