The Governor of Rivers State, Barr. Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike had at the early hours of this morning interfered with DSS personnel trying to carry out their lawful duty of arrest.

The incident is said to have occurred around 1am in the morning. While the men of the Secret police were trying to carry out the arrest of an alleged corrupt public official a Judge at his number 35/84 B residence, Forces Avenue, Port Harcourt.

The Governor appeared   suddenly  with a team of security men and private security and forced himself against the security personnel.

Seeing that any form of altercation may result to bodily harm to the Governor and others, the security agents quietly withdrew leaving the Governor and his team of bullies at the scene…… Newscrystal

The governor who fielded questions from newsmen in front of the Judge’s residence said he was manhandled by men of the DSS and the Police who came to whisk the judge away.

“What has happened this night is unfortunate. Even in military government it has never happened like this , you listen to people. This is why we are here. I said not under my watch will I allow this type of activity take place.

“The DSS, Police they cocked their guns and said they will shoot me. And I told them I have never heard this type of thing happen before. Again this is to show that more of this will come.

Wondering why the security men will choose 1 am to storm the residence of the judge the governor said their action portend danger for the nation’s democracy.

He said all he expected the security men to have done was to invite the judge, adding that if he had ignored the invitation then other legal steps should have been taken.

Continuing, he said he did not bother to know the name of the judge but he only had to come out to stop the attempted abduction of the judge because as Chief Security of the state he would not allow such lawlessness take place in his state.

There has been killing and all forms of heinous crimes occurring within the state in the glare of day light without any form of interference by the Governor as Chief Security Officer. Rivers people are forced to wonder why the Governor suddenly realised this status at the wee of the night when it came to interference with the arrest of corrupt individuals.

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