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Rivers LG Polls: Our Actions In Conformity With Subsisting Court Order, Police Reply Fubara

by Ejike Ejike and Nafisat Abdulrahman
12 months ago
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has explained its role in Rivers State concerning the planned local government area elections in the State, saying its actions were in conformity with a subsisting court order stopping the exercise.

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The Police’s reaction followed its announcement not to participate in the October 5 Saturday local government area elections in Rivers State and the allegations of meddlesomeness against the Police Force by the the State governor, Siminalayi Fubara on Friday.

The development also led to the purported taking-over of the premises of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RIEC) by policemen and subsequent clash with Governor Fubara.

However, a statement by the Force PRO, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Friday night, said: “the Nigeria Police Force has noted with concern the recent statements made by the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, in which several unfounded allegations were leveled against the Office of the inspector-general of police and the Nigeria Police Force. In light of these claims, it has become necessary to set the record straight.

“Firstly, it is important to clarify that there is a subsisting Federal High Court order barring the Nigeria Police Force from participating in the Rivers State elections. This order was duly served on both the NPF and the Rivers State Government. As a law-abiding institution, the IGP instructed the Commissioner of Police in Rivers State to strictly adhere to this court order by refraining from any direct involvement in the election process.

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“However, in the evening of 3rd October, 2024, the commissioner of police Rivers State, received reports that policemen from Rivers State Government house have been deployed to the office of Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RIEC) to aid the conduct of the election. This report was also relayed to the inspector-general of police who gave clearance to the Commissioner of Police to withdraw the policemen from the Government House and replace with policemen from the Command operations department. The mandate of the men from the operations department, was to provide overnight security for the RIEC to prevent any attack on the facility.

“It is also important to note that prior to this, there had been series of security breaches in the state following the spate of court orders and counter orders and reactions to them by supporters of the different political parties involved. The response of the command to secure RIEC overnight was therefore professional and supported by the inspector-general of police. For emphasis sake, the policemen deployed to RIEC from the operations department of Rivers State Command on the night of October 3, 2024 were with the sole mandate to protect the RIEC office from attack overnight. This action was proactive and responsive to intelligence at the disposal of the State Command.

“It is therefore shocking to see the state governor storming the RIEC office at night, wrongly accusing the police on lawful duties, deriding the Police institution and using unprintable words to describe the inspector-general of police. The Nigeria Police takes exception to the unwarranted outburst of the governor and particularly the weighty accusations which he falsely levied against the inspector-general of police and the entire Nigeria Police Force and advise caution and decency in the pursuit of individual political goals.

“Threatening to shed blood and to burn down the state because of a local government election is not acceptable to us. The Nigeria Police Force is committed to protection of lives and properties and will work with other security agencies in Rivers State to ensure that there is no breakdown of law and order in the State.

“To this end, the inspector-general of police has ordered increased deployment into Rivers State to beef up security throughout the state. Citizens of Rivers state are advised to go about their lawful businesses.”

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