… ‘It Was A Routine Police Patrol’ – CP
A group of armed thugs and Police officers led by one SP. Irikefe London Owen, a superintendent of Police attached to the CTU B 3 RSV and CSP Salihu Masalachi at about 11 pm on Sunday the 19th day of November, 2023, reportedly attacked the private residence of the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Barr. Edison Ogerenye Ehie, DSSRS, allegedly with the intention to assassinate Mr. Speaker and his family.
According to Ken Uchendu, Legislative Correspondent, Rivers State House of Assembly, the armed men were vehemently repelled in a gun battle by the official security details attached to the Speaker,
“It is imperative to note that the armed rogues and officers were properly and fully captured by CCTV footage in the residence, which shall be made available to all media Houses, including CNN, Aljazeera and other National and International media outlets for the records.
“In the same vein, the Speaker would be addressing a World Press conference on Monday the 20th of November, 2023.
“Let it be on record that Rivers people, boys, girls, women, men including the aged shall in our numbers occupy the streets stark naked in a demonstration against the Nigerian Police and those sponsoring violence in Rivers State, no matter how highly placed, Rivers people will resist them.
“Finally, should there be a breakdown of law and order in Rivers State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should hold the above-named officers, the Rivers State Police Command and their sponsors in Rivers State responsible”, the terse statement signed by Ken Uchendu and made available to Eighteen-Eleven Media read.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Tunji Disu, says what happened at the home of the lawmaker last night was a routine police patrol and not an assassination attempt.
CP Disu said this to journalists at the Government House in Port Harcourt.
The CP, however, asked the lawmaker to help them with any other information about the incident.
Eighteen-Eleven Media