Again, Gov Wike raises the alarm, says IGP Idris wants to raid his Abuja house

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has again accused the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, of plots to raid his private house in Asokoro, Abuja and possibly “plant either AK-47 or $1million and say they found it in the governor’s house.”

Wike had also about three weeks ago, in an interview with a national newspaper, alleged that the IG is after his life, which the IGP denied.

The fresh allegation was made by the governor when he spoke with journalists at the government house in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

Wike, who said he was not afraid of the evil plot but would want Nigerians to know about it, said he was aware that the IG gave approval on Friday for a raid on his house.

He called on the IGP to instruct his men to go and raid his house in the village and the one located at Old GRA, instead of the Abuja house.

He said, “Now, what they have done is that the order they want to get from the court, they did not indicate who owns the house or who is living in the house. Obviously, the court will be wary of searching a governor’s house because of immunity. But to beat that, they did not indicate that it is the governor of Rivers State House.

“I don’t live in Abuja and I cannot keep anything in Abuja. They can go and plant either AK-47 or $1m and say they found it in the governor’s house. They can even put wrist watches that are so expensive; that cost up to $10m and say, oh, we discovered it in the governor’s private residence.

“You cannot gag everybody; people must have their opinions on issues. That I have my opinion on a certain issue does not mean that you have to be after the person’s life. Now, all these things are plots to say we’ve got guns. If I have gun, why would I keep it in Abuja? It is here (Rivers State) that I am waiting for them for a fight; I don’t need to go and keep gun in Abuja.’’

Wike further advised IGP Idris to take off his uniform and join politics instead of making himself an agent or stooge to politicians.

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“Because I said the money they found in Ikoyi belongs to Rivers State, what is wrong in that? I did not say it is my money, I said it is Rivers State Government’s money. If you like, go and plant anything in my house and say that this is what you found.

“And now, by the time they go there (my house), they will say it is as a result of the information they got. They will say it is whistle-blowing; whereas there is no whistle-blower anywhere,’’ he said.

Wike said that his legal team was working on the next line of action to take, which he will not disclose, since the seven-day ultimatum he gave to Federal Government to return the seized Ikoyi billions to Rivers State has expired.

The IG in his response through the Force spokesman, Jimoh Moshood said, “I am not aware of any plan to raid the governor’s house. Why would the police raid his house in Abuja? The governor should not be making such false allegations against the police. This is unfortunate. Well, I don’t have any briefing that this would be done.”

 

 

 

 

 

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