The Rivers state police command has embarked on a confidence building patrol led by CP Bala Mustapha at the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area (LGA) secretariat.
Earlier, the patrol made a stop at Port Harcourt City LGA, Rivers state capital, to assess the situation, TVC reported.
The police patrol follows President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to restore and maintain peace, law, and order in Rivers state.
TimesNow.com.ng reported that the camp of Governor Siminialayi Fubara expressed concern over the post-election violence in Rivers state.
Fubara’s special assistant on electronic media, Jerry Omatsogunwa, however, warned the president against declaring emergency rule in the state.
Omatsogunwa said it is barbaric and wickedness of the highest order to call President Tinubu to declare emergency rule.
This follows reports of arson and explosions in several local government secretariats after last Saturday’s local government council election.
But in a statement issued through Special Adviser Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu expressed deep concern over the violence and urged Governor Siminalayi Fubara, political leaders, and supporters to exercise restraint and uphold the rule of law.
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Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Reno Omokri has criticised Governor Sim Fubara for calling out President Bola Tinubu for mentioning only his name over post-election violence in Rivers state.
Omokri explained the reason why President Tinubu mentioned only Governor Fubara’s name in the ongoing crisis rocking the oil-rich state.
The former presidential aide alleged that Fubara’s lack of clarity regarding his position may be the reason the state is in turmoil.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
