Tension in Rivers as Police Confirm Killings of Officer, Vigilante, Take Over 23 LG Secretariats

• The police in Rivers issue beget launched the taking over of the 23 native executive secretariats within the issue
• This followed the killing of a police officer and a vigilante within the assaults on the secretariats and the council chairmen
• Governor Fubara earlier directed the chairmen to give up to potentially the most senior personnel of their council, however the chairmen claimed their tenures were prolonged by the issue dwelling of meeting

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Port Harcourt, Rivers – The Rivers issue police sing has confirmed that one of its officers used to be killed within the ongoing political crisis within the issue.

The safety agency additionally launched the taking over of the issue’s 23 native executive location secretariats.

In step with Each day Have confidence, Grace Iringe Koko, the issue’s police spokesperson, confirmed the approach in a assertion on Tuesday, June 18.

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The police attributed the pass to the breakdown of legislation and sing within the a range of secretariats of the LGAs.

Earlier within the day, youths purportedly actual to Governor Siminalayi Fubara invaded the council following the expiration of the tenure of the council chairmen.

The council chairmen had acknowledged they would per chance now no longer vacate their offices for the reason that Rivers issue dwelling of meeting prolonged their tenure by six months.

Governor Fubara directs council chairmen to handover

Fubara had earlier directed the council chairmen to handover to the heads of administration of their respective offices.

After the governor’s sing, these reportedly actual to him stormed the LGA secretariats, main to violence in some locations.

A police officer and a vigilante were killed within the incident at Eberi-Omuma, Omuma LGA.

The police spokesperson acknowledged the pass to rob over the councils used to be to finish the further breakdown of legislation and orders within the 23 LGA secretariats and a few severe executive infrastructure within the issue.

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Legit.ng earlier reported that Nyesom Wike, the passe governor of Rivers issue and unique minister of the FCT, used to be described as a napping tiger.

Okanlawon Gaffar, an analyst who commented on the political crisis in Rivers, acknowledged the passe governor would per chance perchance presumably be quiet, but that didn’t mean Fubara had defeated him.

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