The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu, has given
reason for stopping the people who were coming to pay solidarity visit
to the state Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, on Tuesday. Read more
According to him, the information at his disposal was that some
miscreants were coming to Port Harcourt on public protest, and he had to
direct his men to stop them.
He also accused the media of over-blowing the political crisis in the
state to destroy his friendly relationship with the state governor.
Mbu stated this yesterday while briefing journalists at the police
headquarters at Moscow Road, Port Harcourt on the security breakthrough
recorded by the command between March and June this year.
The police boss said Governor Amaechi later called and told him that
the people, who Daily Sun gathered were from Orashi region, were coming
to pay solidarity visit to him (Amaechi), and he ordered his men to
allow them to go.
“We got security report on that day (that was on Tuesday). We got it
by 1.00 am on Tuesday that some elements were mobilized to come to Port
Harcourt for a public protest and we had to stop them. And his
Excellency called me and I said yes.
And he told me that they are coming on solidarity visit to the
Government House. And, I said that was not what I was meant to
understand.
“I said, if they are coming for solidarity visit to the Government
House, I said no problem. I called my officers; I called area
commanders to allow them to come. I knew they came and left.”
He said the governor was his friend and they had been interacting in a
friendly manner, stating that Amaechi was the chief executive officer
of the state, while he (Mbu) was the governor’s second-in-command.
“The issue of the governor leading a protest, on that day (Tuesday),
the governor and myself, we spoke jokingly in a very friendly manner.
But, like I said earlier, it is you, the journalists that are
orchestrating the issue. That is what is happening.
Nobody is above the law in Nigeria. Nobody is above the law of the
land. His Excellency is the governor of the state. I am just his
second-in-command. Even, yesterday (Wednesday), we spoke for 30
minutes.”
Culled from The Sun newspaper
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