Women from Bille community in Degema local government area of Rivers State today took to the streets of Port Harcourt to protest the incessant sea pirates’ attacks on their waterways and communities.
The protesters went through the streets of Port Harcourt, stormed the Rivers State Government house enjoining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, to come to their aid.
The protesters demand immediate interventions by deploying Security Patrols, requesting marine police and naval units along the Bille waterways to deter criminal activities and restore safety.
They also called for Search and Rescue Operations to take immediate action to locate and secure the release of kidnapped victims.
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The women appealed for the creation of Permanent Marine Security Outposts and the establishment of strategic checkpoints at vulnerable transit location to prevent future attacks.
The protesters clad in black attire carried placards bearing inscriptions such as ‘Don’t Allow Sea Pirates Take Over Our Waterways’, Bring Back Governor Fubara’, ‘Bille Kingdom says no to sea piracy’ ’Our husbands, sons and children writing WAEC are always kidnapped’ ‘Come to our aid, ‘stop the attacks and the killings’.
Receiving the protesters on behalf of Rivers State’s Sole Administrator, the Government House Commandant, said the sole administrator has heard the protesters’ plea and promised to act quickly to stop the pirates’ attacks.
