By Kingston Magare
River State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has accused the Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun and the entire Nigeria Police Force of doing former Governor Nyesom Wike’s dirty works of trying to cause anarchy in the State.
Mr. Fubara who speaking in a news conference Friday in Port Harcourt ahead of Saturday’s Local government polls alleged that the Police tried to cart away election materials and prevent the election from holding. Fubara and other government officials prevented a detachment of policemen from taking away the materials in the wee hours of Friday. He dared the policemen to shoot him.
Fubara narrated his ordeal with the policemen: “In the early hours of this morning (Friday), I got a security report that the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, office has been invaded by the Nigerian Police.
“I was really surprised, because before that time, I got a copy of a signal withdrawing the police officers that were guarding the premises. So, I had to drive to the place myself since the facility belongs to the Rivers State Government.
“Getting to the scene, and to the shock of everyone who accompanied me there, I met the presence of some fierce-looking policemen in one truck and three other empty Hilux vans trying to force their way into the premises.
“And, I had to stop them. In the process, we discovered that that movement (operation), was a deliberate attempt by the Nigerian Police Force, both the Rivers State Command and the Headquarters (Abuja), to steal the electoral materials.
“But by the special grace of God, that act was foiled.”
Governor Fubara at the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commision officer.