Rivers State Police Commissioner, Tunde Ogunsakin
The Rivers State Police Command has faulted claims by the Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi that some thugs shot at Him on Thursday.
It was a shocked nation that received the news of the attack on the governor as announced by his spokesperson, David Iyofor.
According Iyofor, the incident happened in Rumuolumeni, Obio Akpor area of Port Harcourt.
But the Rivers State command spokesperson, Muhammed Ahmad, has dismissed the story as all made up.
Ahmad said in a statement that contrary to the report, shots were actually fired from the governor’s convoy.
The police said Mr. Amaechi concocted the story to win public sympathy to back his “bogus” claim of being targeted by assassins.
The police statement reads,
1. The Rivers State Police Command wishes to react to the news that went viral on both normal and social media quoting David Iyofor, Chief Press Secretary to Rivers State Governor to the effect that gun shots were fired at the convoy of his principal at Rumuolumeni, Obio/Akpor Local Government.
2. To put the records straight, after a successful and peaceful rally under the close watch of Policemen led by the Divisional Police Officer of the area, shots were indiscriminately fired from the convoy of the Governor for reasons best known to them, as against the wispy claim of David Iyofor. No shots were fired at the convoy of the Governor.
3. The false alarm which is the usual penchant of the State Government may not be unconnected with the bogus claim of assassination attempt by his principal that is to just whip up public sympathy.
4. The Command urges politicians to refrain from whipping sentiments by toying with security issues to create needless public panic, where there is none, please.
