The Rivers State Government issue a statement through the
Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication,
Dr Austin Tam-George, has said Governor Nyesom Wike survived five assassination
attempts in eleven months.
He described as callous and insensitive, recent denials by
the Police that the governor’s life was at risk.
“It is no secret that the APC government declared war on the
government and people of Rivers State, soon after the party lost the
governorship litigation at the Supreme Court in 2016,” the commissioner said in
a statement on Monday.
He added that the first attempt to kill the governor was
made immediately after the Supreme Court verdict.
Dr Tam-George said the governor’s Chief Security Officer was
removed without any explanation, and that the six police officers dismissed by
the Police in January this year played a key role in foiling the series of
attempts to kill Wike.
The commissioner further disclosed that after several
attempts to assassinate Wike had failed, an offer of one hundred and fifty
million Naira was made to two of the six dismissed police officers, to directly
kill the governor, but that the officers declined the offer.
“We call on the Interpol and the International Labour Organization
(ILO) to lead an independent inquiry into why those gallant and patriotic
officers were dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force, on spurious charges of
misconduct.”
Tam-George further alleged that as part of its preparations
to seize Rivers State in the 2019 elections, the central APC government was
already considering a range of escalatory measures against Wike and some key leaders
in Rivers state.
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