Politics
POLICE: No plot to kill Wike, he has 221 policemen guarding him
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has denied ever plotting to kill the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike.
The denial comes on the heel of reports that the governor had alleged that there were plans to eliminate him based on the orders of the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris.
However, speaking through the spokesman of the NPF, Jimoh Moshood, on Sunday the police authorities said, “There was no time either recently or in the past that the Inspector-General of Police gave an order or assignment to the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State or any police officer anywhere in the country to kill Mr. Nyesom Wike, the Executive Governor of Rivers State or directs the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State to cage the governor as alleged.
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“It is incumbent on the Nigeria Police Force to educate the general public and draw the attention of the governor to the facts and figures available for press and members of the public to verify, that there are 221 police personnel attached currently to Governor Nyesom Wike for his personal and office protection.”
Among the personnel assigned to Wike, the Police claimed, were an Aide-De-Camp, a Chief Security Officer, a Unit Commander (Special Protection Unit) ; a Unit Commander (Counter Terrorism Unit) and an Escort Commander.
Others were a Camp Commander; an Admin officer, 54 Inspectors, 136 Sergeants and 24 Corporals.
Governor Wike has had a running battle with the Federal Government, often accusing the Nigerian state of plotting to destabilize the state with an intention to declare a state of emergency. This has been denied.
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mike
April 10, 2017 at 6:16 am
The problem with wike and fayose is that they talk too much with out reasoning, baseless allegations on IGP, if it were Senate they would summon him
yanju omotodun
April 10, 2017 at 7:57 am
Is it not better he is killed ,so we can have peace in Nigeria with all this boring allegations.
JOHNSON PETER
April 10, 2017 at 9:05 am
Go kill him now mumu. You think if he never verified it, he wouldn’t have said that. Truly the man’s life has been in danger for long.
Balarabe musa
April 10, 2017 at 9:38 am
Keep quiet. Who endangers his life? He is just busy raising alarm because he wants to be relevant with nonsense talk everyday like his counter part, fayose. Both of them are blabbers
Agbor Chris
April 10, 2017 at 9:45 am
Wike is a sick man, the Inspector General of Police don’t need to plan before he gets him (Wike) killed, Two Hundred and Twenty-One (221) of his men are protecting Wike, all they need from the IGP is to cough and Wike is gone, for life!
Anita Kingsley
April 10, 2017 at 9:55 am
If Wike is dead by any means, he will be the cause of his death, when a man talks too much, seeks attention too much, his death will always be around the corner.
Animashaun Ayodeji
April 10, 2017 at 10:09 am
A man covered by 221 policemen still thinking about death? He has no trust in the Nigeria Police force, I haven’t seen any reason Wike cannot trust the men securing him.
Joy Madu
April 11, 2017 at 5:15 am
In life trust no one because everybody is a suspect.wike is just being careful because he know where he belong in politics
Roland Uchendu Pele
April 10, 2017 at 11:13 am
For the umpteenth time, Governor Wike is paranoid!