Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike took to the streets yesterday. He, accompanied by a crowd of supporters, were protesting alleged killing of his people by the police and other security agencies. The peaceful protest march, which took off from the Government House in Port Harcourt at 8am, moved through Azikiwe Street and Bank Road […]
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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike took to the streets yesterday. He, accompanied by a crowd of supporters, were protesting alleged killing of his people by the police and other security agencies.
The peaceful protest march, which took off from the Government House in Port Harcourt at 8am, moved through Azikiwe Street and Bank Road before terminating at the Rivers State Police Command headquarters on Moscow Road.
Aside Wike, Deputy Governor Ipalibo Harry Banigo, Speaker Dabo Adams, former Transport Minister Abiye Sekibo, former United Bank for Africa (UBA) Chairman Ferdinand Alabrabra, former deputy governor Tele Ikuru and Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Felix Obuah, joined the march.
Also on the march, were commissioners, state legislators and local government areas’ caretaker committee chairmen.
Wike and the other protesters were addressed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr Cyril Okoro. He spoke to the protesters through the gate of the Command headquarters.
Addressing the Police, Wike said the people of Rivers State were at the command to inform the authorities that they were tired of the alleged killing of innocent people in the state by the police and other security operatives.
He noted that the people and government of the state were dissatisfied with the recklessness of two senior Policemen, the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, Steven Hasso and the Commander of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Mr Akin Fakorede, who he alleged sponsored onslaught against the people and compromised the security architecture of the state.
Wike said: “On behalf of the Rivers State Government and the good people of the state, we have to let the police know that enough is enough.
“We demand that the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, Steven Hasso and the Commander of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Akin Fakorede must leave the state.
“Since you don’t want to protect the state and you want to be politicians, you have gotten the votes you want to get, you have also gotten the seats you want to get, you can now leave the state.”
Wike went on: “If they don’t leave the state, then we will do all we can to ensure they leave this state. They must leave this state. They have killed innocent people.
“We have come here peacefully, communicate this to your superiors in Abuja. I cannot write again, since I have done that repeatedly. Please, I don’t want my people to die anymore. I don’t want armed robbers posted as senior police officers to Rivers State”.
Okoro assured the governor that the Rivers State Police Command would pass the message to the police high command for necessary action.
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