▪ says military have killed many persons
▪says Army threatening to kill more people
Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has accused the Nigerian Army
and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad ( SARS) of the Nigerian Police
of killing PDP agents, hijacking electoral materials and working to
deliver a particular candidate in Rivers South-East Senatorial District
.
The governor added that no matter the use of the Nigerian Army and SARS
personnel by the APC Government, Rivers State will never be conquered .
Governor Wike , reacting to the mass shootings by the Nigerian Army and
the Police in Khana, Gokana , Akuku-Toru and Etche Local Government Areas
on Election Day , Governor Wike said that the Security Agencies were
deployed to the State to manipulate the result of the polls.
He said that true to the claim by the APC Governors and leaders that they
will use Federal Might against the Rivers people, the military have been
used to rig rerun elections in parts of the State .
The governor said that in Khana Local Government Area , election
Materials for the entire Local Government Area were hijacked by the
Nigerian Army and SARS personnel .
He added that in Gokana Local Government Area , soldiers hijacked
election materials for Wards 2 and 3 in Bodo City where the military
also killed two persons in the process of fleeing with the materials.
Governor Wike said that out of the 19 wards of Etche Local Government
Area , soldiers and SARS personnel hijacked election materials for 4
wards.
He informed that One Mr Charles Anyanwu , Etche APC Chieftain has been
arrested with two AK47. He noted that the security agencies may release
him .
The governor noted that the unfortunate onslaught by the military and
SARS personnel started in the night of Friday , when the Minister of
Transportation , Rotimi Amaechi backed by a battalion of soldiers and
over 20 SARS personnel attempted to hijack materials from the Isiokpo
INEC headquarters , but was resisted by youths.
He thanked God that there was no loss of lives on Friday night at
Isiokpo in Ikwerre Local Government Area .
Governor Wike noted that in Opobo-Nkoro Local Government Area , soldiers
hijacked election materials and took same to the home of Dr Sam Sam Jaja
of APC .
He said: “I anticipated it. I tried to let the world to know that these
are the plans of the security agencies .
“In all my political career, I have never experienced this kind of
invasion by security agencies . What causes violence is when you give
certain persons undue advantage .
“Be assured that we are resisting it, it may take our lives, but we will
resist to the last . That is what is expected , when you are fighting
for freedom. You must make sacrifices.
“It is unfortunate that we are congratulating the opposition for winning
in Ghana, but here the military are directly involved in rigging and
hijacking materials . ”
The governor added: “They say that they want to give Rivers State
Governor problems, but you are not giving Rivers State Governor problems,
you are giving Nigeria problems”.
He noted that he has informed a National Commissioner of INEC and the
Resident Electoral Commissioner on the problems in Khana Local
Government Area and Gokana LGA and he was assured that action would be
taken.