The Commissioner of the Rivers State Police Command, Dan Bature has said that Governor Chibuike Amaechi has being raising false alarm against the Command because he refused to bow to pressure to release hardened criminals involved in heinous cases of murder, deadly cult activities, unlawful possession of firearms, kidnappings and sundry acts of lawlessness that ordinarily would have been charged to court but for the industrial action of the Rivers state judiciary.

In a strongly worded press statement signed by the CP Dan Bature, he said: “It is strongly believed that the vituperations are frustrating signs of the Government’s inability to pressure the Command to release hardened criminals involved 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”.

The CP said he has restrained himself from joining issues with the state governor but is once again constraint to respond to what he called “the spurious and wispy allegations against it and false alarm raised by His Excellency, Rt Hon. Chibuike R. Amaechi, the Executive Governor of Rivers State, to the effect that the Command exposes Hon. Dakuku Peterside, the Rivers State’s All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate to danger by withdrawing policemen attached to him, unsubstantiated killings and plan to arrest supporters of his party”.

He denied ever withdrawing the police cover to Dakuku Peterside as alleged by the Governor.He said that it is on record that since he assumed duty as the Commissioner of Police six months ago, he has remained focused and committed to performing my constitutional duties and responsibilities of protecting lives and property amongst others. And has refused to be provoked or drawn in unnecessary responses to the avalanche of unsubstantiated allegations, in most cases wild imaginations that are predicated in falsehood that seem to be the penchant of the State Government.
Bature said he do not intend to dignify the false alarms raised in the recent press briefing by the State Government, but it is necessary to put records straight.

On the recent redeployment of C4i Policemen from Hon. Dakuku Peterside a few days after the Rivers PDP called for its disbandment on allegation that it has been engaged in terror activities, Bature explained that the C4i unit were redeployed to their traditional duties of fighting violent crimes and their immediate replacement with the elite Special Protection Unit (SPU) has now been attributed to withdrawal of the policemen attached to him.

He dismissed claimed by Amaechi that APC supporters were politically assassinated or hounded to prison at the behest of the state PDP. He wondered why cases of cultists’ related clashes that sometimes resulted in deaths have suddenly been attributed to killing of political party supporters.

The CP said the alleged killing of seven supporters of a political party is not only unfounded as the Command has not received such report.

He also wondered “arrests made on cases of unlawful possession of firearms, robbery, cultism and murder are now attributed to politics. 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”.

He debunked the allegation of the purported plan to arrest 307 leaders of a political party is nothing but a ruse to whip up public sympathy.

Bature said the Command has no plan to arbitrarily arrest anybody.But that anyone who is not planning to cause or foster violence or breach of public peace has no cause to fear or raise false alarm.

He cautioned that on security matters, “we should be mindful of the fact that security issues are not matters for comical entertainment”.

The CP said the Command remains focused in its mandate to serve and protect the people and overall interest of the State. No amount of distractions would deter us from performing our constitutional assigned roles, please.
http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/03/18/amaechi-pressurising-me-to-free-hardened-criminals-rivers-cp/

We should apologize to Joseph Mbu

If an old woman falls twice, we will count the items in her basket.

Amaechi always quarreling with his police commissioner. .They are clipping his wings by rounding up his cultist foot soldiers . .

Yes why not since he confirmed in the interview on Sahara Reporter that Buhari will not investigate criminals in office like him for past sins. He needs them out to carry out more thievery.

pressure to release hardened criminals involved in heinous cases of murder, deadly cult activities, unlawful possession of firearms, kidnappings and sundry acts of lawlessness

They need these guys out to bully the citizens in RIvers to vote for APC. When he is thrown out of the Governors office, all his atrocities will be discovered. Rotten we dey wait for you.

Madam Amechi always having issues with CP's in his state since the time of Naboth The Jezrelite..

JOSEPH MBU'S HANDS ARE CLEAN, AMAECHI IS JUST DESTROYING RIVERS STATE AND HE WILL SOON REGRET ALL HIS ACTIONS

Amaechi you thought when Mbu left, the new CP will corporate with you and your guys lol. Sorry Bature is a Man of ccharactes.Ride on mr Dan Bature.

Mbu is vindicated!

These are weighty allegations but only God knows whether they are true or not. One can easily recall that AIG Mbu gained national fame for his fight with Amaechi, hence it will be difficult to know who is telling the truth at this point.

Anyway, Amaechi should had known better on how to deal with federal institutions in his state when he himself is at war with the federal government.

What do you expect from a thug, bandit & cultist turned governor.

right from time Amaechi has always been a trouble maker and a control freak...after all he is a cultist

What Amaechi is looking for will soon catch up with him.

Hehehehe

Oga Police shut criminal like you

Dis plpp can lie



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This is not making any sense ?Does the police have the power to detain people for more than 2-3 days? I always believed that was for the courts to do. The police job is to arrest and charge to court so where does the question of "RELEASE" come from??

Under Amaechi the state house of assembly is non functional for over 2yrs

Under Amaechi, the courts are on an indefinite strike

Under amaechi, rivers state govt is owing workers for the very first time since 1999

Under amaechi, all existing projects have been abandoned

Under amaechi, rivers state has incurred huge debts with nothing on ground to show for it

Under amaechi, rivers commonwealth is now meant to fund osun state salaries

Under amaechi, rivers state money is used to fund apc candidatures

Under amaechi, rivers state has witnessed unprecedented anarchy in the hands of cultists and thugs

RevDesmondJuju:
Under Amaechi the state house of assembly is non functional for over 2yrs

Under Amaechi, the courts are on an indefinite strike

Under amaechi, rivers state govt is owing workers for the very first time since 1999

Under amaechi, all existing projects have been abandoned

Under amaechi, rivers state has incurred huge debts with nothing on ground to show for it

Under amaechi, rivers commonwealth is now meant to fund osun state salaries

Under amaechi, rivers state money is used to fund apc candidatures

Under amaechi, rivers state has witnessed unprecedented anarchy in the hands of cultists and thugs

Bros,
Only the gullible listens to Amechi.
Only the deceived shout "change"
Only the ignorant chant "sai Buhari"

It is well with Jonathan!!!

noblezone:



Bros,
Only the gullible listens to Amechi.
Only the deceived shout "change"
Only the ignorant chant "sai Buhari"

It is well with Jonathan!!!

Come may 29 amaechi will go on self exile

Amechi has lost it, I hope his already damaged brain cells will be restored as soon as possible.

Funny thing is amaechi was doing relatively ok until he joined broomsville

Rivers people can bear witness to the real meaning of change as preached by the wizards and witches of the apc

omonnakoda:
This is not making any sense ?Does the police have the power to detain people for more than 2-3 days? I always believed that was for the courts to do. The police job is to arrest and charge to court so where does the question o "RELEASE" come from??

Amaechi has kept the courts in Rivers state under lock for over a year now.

Amechi has lost it, I hope his already damaged brain cells will be restored as soon as possible.

Amaechi's uniform is waiting for him

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It's only d people dat are not aware of Rivers politics will come on here & insult Governor Amaechi. GEJ, his wife & Wike has vowed to take Rivers state by force there by encouraging all kinds of criminal activities & disruption of rallies held by d APC in d state.
The commissioner of police should explain to Nigerians d motive behind d unlawful detention of APC chieftains in d state and just because Amaechi cried out to let d world know wat is happening in Rivers state d commissioner of police in order to save his face has resorted to blackmail.

March 28 is around d corner & Nigerians must decide and after May 29 d true situation of things will be made known to d gullible Nigerians

RevDesmondJuju:
Under Amaechi the state house of assembly is non functional for over 2yrs

Under Amaechi, the courts are on an indefinite strike

Under amaechi, rivers state govt is owing workers for the very first time since 1999

Under amaechi, all existing projects have been abandoned

Under amaechi, rivers state has incurred huge debts with nothing on ground to show for it

Under amaechi, rivers commonwealth is now meant to fund osun state salaries

Under amaechi, rivers state money is used to fund apc candidatures

Under amaechi, rivers state has witnessed unprecedented anarchy in the hands of cultists and thugs

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under Ameachi for the first time in history state club dolphine of portharcourt was worked over due to non funding to execute their continental match..hehehehe