The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command, Mr. Dan
Bature, has reacted to a statement credited to his excellency, Hon. Rotimim
Amaechi who accused the commissioner of protecting PDP political candidates and
withdrawing the police attached to APC political candidates thereby exposing
them to danger. Amaechi accused the commissioner of being biased and working for
PDP saying he lacks confidence in him. But the CP in a statement released
yesterday reacted to the Governor’s accusations saying most of what he said are
far from the truth and the Governor is only bitter because he has refused to release the criminals in his custody, his excellency have asked him to release. Below is part of what
the commissioner, Dan Bature said in the press statement released yesterday in
Rivers.
Bature, has reacted to a statement credited to his excellency, Hon. Rotimim
Amaechi who accused the commissioner of protecting PDP political candidates and
withdrawing the police attached to APC political candidates thereby exposing
them to danger. Amaechi accused the commissioner of being biased and working for
PDP saying he lacks confidence in him. But the CP in a statement released
yesterday reacted to the Governor’s accusations saying most of what he said are
far from the truth and the Governor is only bitter because he has refused to release the criminals in his custody, his excellency have asked him to release. Below is part of what
the commissioner, Dan Bature said in the press statement released yesterday in
Rivers.
“The Rivers State Police Command is once again constrained
to respond to the spurious and wispy allegations against it and the false alarm
raised by His Excellency, Rt Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, the Executive Governor of
Rivers State, to the effect that the Command exposes Hon. Dakuku Peterside to
danger by withdrawing policemen attached to him, and unsubstantiated killings
and plan to arrest supporters of his party.
to respond to the spurious and wispy allegations against it and the false alarm
raised by His Excellency, Rt Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, the Executive Governor of
Rivers State, to the effect that the Command exposes Hon. Dakuku Peterside to
danger by withdrawing policemen attached to him, and unsubstantiated killings
and plan to arrest supporters of his party.
“It is strongly believed that the vituperations are
frustrating signs of the government’s inability to pressure the Command to
release hardened criminals involved in heinous cases of murder, deadly cult
activities, unlawful firearms possession, kidnappings and sundry acts of
lawlessness that ordinarily would have been charged to court, but for the
industrial action of the Rivers State Judiciary.
frustrating signs of the government’s inability to pressure the Command to
release hardened criminals involved in heinous cases of murder, deadly cult
activities, unlawful firearms possession, kidnappings and sundry acts of
lawlessness that ordinarily would have been charged to court, but for the
industrial action of the Rivers State Judiciary.
“Redeployment of C4I Policemen from Hon. Dakuku Peterside to
their traditional duties of fighting violent crimes and their immediate
replacement with the elite Special Protection Unit has now been attributed to
withdrawal of the policemen attached to him.
their traditional duties of fighting violent crimes and their immediate
replacement with the elite Special Protection Unit has now been attributed to
withdrawal of the policemen attached to him.
“Cases of cultists-related clashes that sometime resulted in
deaths have suddenly been attributed to killing of political party supporters.
The alleged killing of seven supporters of a political party is not only unfounded
as the Command has not received such report.
deaths have suddenly been attributed to killing of political party supporters.
The alleged killing of seven supporters of a political party is not only unfounded
as the Command has not received such report.
“What a mathematical wonder! Six suspects arrested and
charged to court for unlawful possessions of firearms have now become over 400
supporters of a political party in our custody.
charged to court for unlawful possessions of firearms have now become over 400
supporters of a political party in our custody.
“The allegation of the purported plan to arrest 307 leaders
of a political party is nothing but a ruse to whip up public sympathy. The
Command has no plan to arbitrarily arrest anybody. Anyone who is not planning
to cause or foster violence or breach public peace has no cause to fear or
raise false alarm.”
of a political party is nothing but a ruse to whip up public sympathy. The
Command has no plan to arbitrarily arrest anybody. Anyone who is not planning
to cause or foster violence or breach public peace has no cause to fear or
raise false alarm.”
The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mrs.
Ibim Semenitari, however responded swiftly to the commissioner’s statement saying he is
being economical with the truth.
Ibim Semenitari, however responded swiftly to the commissioner’s statement saying he is
being economical with the truth.
“The Rivers State
Commissioner of Police is economical with the truth. Everybody knows that
Amaechi cannot support the request that hardened criminals should be released
from police custody’’.
Commissioner of Police is economical with the truth. Everybody knows that
Amaechi cannot support the request that hardened criminals should be released
from police custody’’.
She however further said the police in the state have been
arresting innocent people, mostly APC members for no reason and hanging charges
on them.
arresting innocent people, mostly APC members for no reason and hanging charges
on them.
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