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Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by sammyj(op): 7:40am On Dec 29, 2016
All the 21 policemen in the escort unit of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State have been arrested and whisked away to the force headquarters, Abuja, allegedly on the orders of Abubakar Idris, Inspector General of Police (IGP).

The affected officers were alleged to have shot sporadically into the air on December 11 at a collation centre for the Rivers East Senatorial District during the re-run legislative election.

But a dependable police source revealed that the underlining reason behind the arrest was their refusal to immediately proceed on transfer shortly before the last re-run election in which the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won two out of the three senatorial districts.
According to the source, the transfer of the 21-man team of the governor’s escort was planned to psychologically weaken and destabilise Wike during the re-run poll.

“It was part of several other moves to prepare grounds for the rigging of the election by the APC”, the source noted.

The escort commander was alleged to have been issued a query for the alleged gunshots which he had since responded to, he said, noting that “this was a case of taking a cockroach to the court of a cock”.

In his response to the query, the escort commander was said to have denied the allegation of sporadic shooting leveled against his unit, citing several orders and protocols which forbid governor’s escort from releasing fire except on extreme situation which was not the case in reference.

Rivers State government had severally accused men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) led by CSP Akin Fakorode. It had alleged that the squad connived with officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to rig the election for the APC in Rivers East Senatorial District.

When contacted, Nnamdi Omoni, the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), denied any knowledge of such development.

“I am not aware. To the best of my knowledge I am not aware of such thing yet”, he said in a telephone interview on Tuesday.

However, Wike has reaffirmed that the violence that marred the re-run elections in the state was orchestrated by security agencies with a motive to make the state ungovernable for politically motivated reasons.
The governor also announced that the police high command had arrested all his personal police details who accompanied him to stop SARS Commander Akin Fakorede from rigging Rivers East Senatorial District.
He said all the policemen have been detained in Abuja by the police high command.

The governor addressed members of the Rivers State Traditional Rulers Council who paid him Christmas visit on Tuesday.

He said that the police high command is insisting that the policemen shouldn’t have accompanied him to stop Fakorede.

Governor Wike explained that he was compelled to take action because the previous day policemen and soldiers were used by the APC at Ikwerre LGA to beat up PDP agents and force collation officers to concoct results.

“The security agencies orchestrated plans to cause violence with a view to making the state ungovernable for ulterior motives.

“As I speak with you, all my personal police details who accompanied me to stop Fakorede from successfully rigging the Rivers East Senatorial District election have been arrested and detained in Abuja.”

The governor drew the attention of Nigerians to the fact that Rivers State has been peaceful since the conclusion of the re-run elections.

He said: “Look at how peaceful Rivers State has become after the elections. Why was the election violent? It is because they wanted particular candidates to win and they wanted to rig in favour of such candidates.

“I was called to share seats. I said I will not participate in such a fraud. I insisted that the votes must count. Let everyone go for elections.”

The governor berated INEC for conniving with APC to print fake result sheets ahead of the elections, noting that INEC and the police have swept the matter under the carpet.

He informed that many INEC staff who were victims of violence by security agencies are under pressure from the electoral commission to deny the physical assault on them.
Source :http://independentnig.com/wikes-21-police-escorts-arrested-whisked-to-abuja/

Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by CHOPUP411(m): 7:46am On Dec 29, 2016
Wike d wicked
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by Caseless: 7:48am On Dec 29, 2016
Cage them!


Wike can't teach them to be contumaceous forever.
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by swagagolic01(m): 7:54am On Dec 29, 2016
And the Sars commandant is walking freely
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by Atiku2019: 7:55am On Dec 29, 2016
Watching...................
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by NgeneUkwenu(f): 7:56am On Dec 29, 2016
Nice Development!
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by three: 8:06am On Dec 29, 2016
OP take http://independentnig.com/wikes-21-police-escorts-arrested-whisked-to-abuja/

lalasticlala some people don go Abuja dis early morin oh
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by sammyj(op): 8:09am On Dec 29, 2016
Thanks
three:
OP take http://independentnig.com/wikes-21-police-escorts-arrested-whisked-to-abuja/

lalasticlala some people don go Abuja dis early morin oh
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by adonbilivit: 9:15am On Dec 29, 2016
wike seems to be giving the fg sleepless nights. he is a real man and the kind of governor rivers needs. FG should settle its issues with rivers state for the benefit of the masses. elections are over
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by john1035: 9:15am On Dec 29, 2016
NgeneUkwenu:
Nice Development!
Honestly, you have no shame. How can anyone in his right sense support impunity.

This was done to Amaechi, yes. But 2 wrongs don't make a right.

SARS were also guilty of the aforementioned crime

Remember your paymaster promised change
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by Nobody:
Buhari is the most wicked president in the world
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by yomalex(m): 9:16am On Dec 29, 2016
okay o
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by Nobody: 9:16am On Dec 29, 2016
Wike is really feeling the heat.... But law of karma I must say grin




Few years ago, Amaechi was also in your shoes(against madam patience controlled security forces) but you called him noise maker cool
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by EdoNation(f): 9:17am On Dec 29, 2016
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Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by strangest(m): 9:17am On Dec 29, 2016
Ok.... How far with the ones that cut the officers head?
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by Onyemadonald(m): 9:17am On Dec 29, 2016
wike is always playing VICTIM in everything
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by Nobody: 9:17am On Dec 29, 2016
The War has just Began! grin
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by Aniedi30(m): 9:17am On Dec 29, 2016
Government will rise against government the Bible says so....... Am waiting for the nations against nations because USA and RUSSIA loading
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by QuietHammer(m): 9:18am On Dec 29, 2016
Being an soldier is not a license for lawlessness
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by buharimustlive: 9:18am On Dec 29, 2016
Shameless APC GOVERNMENT!!!

Shameless INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE.

Shameless BUHARI.....
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by hollywater: 9:18am On Dec 29, 2016
Nigeria is heading into Dictatorship. Wike i stand with you.
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by sabacity(m): 9:19am On Dec 29, 2016
Wike the lion!...
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by sped1oro(m): 9:19am On Dec 29, 2016
Observing closely
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by Jessestunch: 9:19am On Dec 29, 2016
Nothing will come out of it... Worst case scenario, na those policemen go go down
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by ta4ba3(m): 9:19am On Dec 29, 2016
Dere is God
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by Nobody: 9:20am On Dec 29, 2016
so with recession wrecking the electorate and country at large




someone is more interested in chasing shadows
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by OKorowanta: 9:20am On Dec 29, 2016
john1035:
Honestly, you have no shame. How can anyone in his right sense support impunity.

This was done to Amaechi, yes. But 2 wrongs don't make a right.

Remember your paymaster promised change
He has shame.
How can they be wasting government bullets for dis recession?
They put fear on the minds of the people who came out to votes with their sporadic shots.what about stray bullets?
Bros nor go there o.
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by engineerboat(m): 9:20am On Dec 29, 2016
And SARS commander that break Inec officials head and beat them to stupour is walking freely
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by korel9: 9:21am On Dec 29, 2016
Chai, chaaai, Buhari there is Goduoooooo!

Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by engineerboat(m): 9:22am On Dec 29, 2016
OKorowanta:
He has shame.
How can they be wasting government bullets for did recession?
Did you read this.

The escort commander was alleged to have been issued a query for the alleged gunshots which he had since responded to, he said, noting that “this was a case of taking a cockroach to the court of a rooster”.

In his response to the query, the escort commander was said to have denied the allegation of sporadic shooting leveled against his unit, citing several orders and protocols which forbid governor’s escort from releasing fire except on extreme situation which was not the case in reference.
Re: Wike’s 21 Police Escorts Arrested And Whisked To Abuja by DIKEnaWAR: 9:22am On Dec 29, 2016
Hmmm
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