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The Rivers State Police Command, has warned against Monday’s planned protest by the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, .In a statement released on Sunday night, police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the police are aware of the protest.
“Consequently, the Command strongly advises the organisers to suspend the planned protest to prevent a possible breakdown of law and order. The Police will take all necessary lawful measures to protect the lives and properties of every resident in Rivers State. The Command has vowed to apprehend and prosecute any person or group that attempts to disrupt the peace,” the statement read in part.
He urged law-abiding residents, to go about their daily routines without fear, as robust measures have been strategically deployed to guarantee their safety and well-being.This is as the Caretaker Committee Chairmen of the 23 Local Government Areas in Rivers State, have expressed support for the continued barricade of the council secretariats by the police.
He said the protest is a sinister plot to cause anarchy and chaos to actualise the call for a state of emergency in the state.Ezebunwo said, “The planned protest is not in the interest of the local governments and the state in its entirety. Rather, it is a calculated attempt by enemies of our dear state to paint the people of the state in bad light, unleash mayhem while at it, and use it to further buttress their inordinate call for the declaration of a state of emergency in our dear state.
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