Lorine Emenike
The Rivers state police command has described as false, an item of news making the rounds on the Social Media, credited to AIT Nigeria News, that the Ex-Governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi was arrested at his home by the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Police Command on Wednesday.
That command’s spokesman, Nnamdi Omoni, a deputy superintendent of police said in a statement made available to theportcitynews on Wednesday that the Ex-Governor of Rivers State and Hon. Minister of Transportation, RT Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi was never arrested by the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command or any Security Agency for that matter, as reported by the AIT medium.
Omoni enjoined the general public to disregard and discountenance such news report as being mischievous, ill-conceived, diversionary and only intended to undermine the security situation in the State and harass the Nigeria Police Force and the person of the Ex-Governor and Hon. Minister of Transportation.
He said “The Commissioner of Police wishes to assure the general public that there is no cause for alarm, as the state is peaceful and all business activities are going on peacefully.
“The Command under the watch of the Commissioner of Police, CP Usman A. Belel is committed to ensuring that the existing peace is sustained.
“Consequently, the Commissioner of Police has ordered immediate Investigation into the said News report with a view to bringing any body or group found complicit to justice” he concluded
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