Rivers State Police Command has taken over all the 23 local government areas’ secretariats to forestall further bloodshed and breakdown of law and order.
State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Grace Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police (SP), announced this in a statement released on Tuesday evening.
She said the command has also taken over some critical government facilities, with anti-riot police squads deployed to them.
She confirmed the killing of a police officer and a vigilance group member in Eberi-Omuma, in Omuma LGA, when supporters of two political factions clashed over tenure elongation of council chairmen.
She stated: Following the breakdown of law and order in the various Local Government Council secretariats in Rivers State, where supporters of the two political factions clashed over the tenure of Local Government Council Chairmen, a case of death was recorded at Eberi-Omuma, Omuma LGA, where a Police officer and a vigilante were killed.
“To forestall more bloodshed and prevent a further breakdown of law and order, the Police have taken over all the 23 Council secretariats and some critical government infrastructure in the state.
“Conventional police officers and anti-riot police officers have been deployed to these facilities.”
The Command urged all groups and individuals to be law-abiding, warning that anyone who intends to cause mayhem, Police will not hesitate to impose the full weight of the law on them.
“We also wish to ask the law-abiding residents and visitors in the state to go about their lawful businesses without fear. We are resolved to carry out our constitutional duty of protecting lives and property.”
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