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Rivers Re-run: Security Agencies Deny Governor Wike’s Claims Of Misconduct

Security agencies deployed in Rivers State to ensure safety during the re-run legislative election have denied allegations of misconduct against them put forward by the … Continue reading Rivers Re-run: Security Agencies Deny Governor Wike’s Claims Of Misconduct


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Police, Nasarawa, Police Promise Proactivity Over Fears of Ombatse Militia’s ReturnSecurity agencies deployed in Rivers State to ensure safety during the re-run legislative election have denied allegations of misconduct against them put forward by the Rivers State Governor, Mr Nyesom Wike.

The Rivers State Police Command denied allegations that men of its Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) unit had been used to intimidate and shoot members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the conduct of Saturday’s the re-run elections.

The spokesman for the police in the state, Mr Namdi Imoni, told Channels Television that reports of police being used by the opposition was in the realm of allegations.

According to him, the command was not aware of such incidences.

Also, a source in the Nigerian Army, which was also accused of misconduct, denied that soldiers helped the opposition to hijack electoral materials, stating that the army was not part of the electoral process but to ensure security around the areas where the exercise took place.

Mr Wike had expressed dissatisfaction with the conduct of security personnel, accusing the Nigerian Army and SARS officials of killing PDP agents, hijacking electoral materials and working to deliver a particular candidate in Rivers South-East Senatorial District.

In a statement by the spokesman for Governor Wike said Simeon Nwakaudu, he claimed that there were mass shootings by the Nigerian Army and the Police in Khana, Gokana, Akuku-Toru and Etche Local Government Areas on Election Day and insisted 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 re-run elections in parts of the State.