The Police High Command has been criticized over the withdrawal of policemen attached to some important personalities. Former member of the National Assembly, Senator MAGNUS ABE, who was also affected by the decision, said it was wrong for the action of the police to have been announced to the public. Senator ABE, who is from Rivers State,…
The Nigerian Bar Association is sending a fact-finding team to Oyigbo in Rivers State to look into claims of extrajudicial killings and rights violation by the security agencies. The team is led by the NBA First Vice President, JOHN AIKPOKPO-MARTINS; with three other members. NBA President OLUMIDE AKPATA, confirmed in a statement that the team would conduct…
The Rivers State Government has relaxed the twenty-four-hour curfew imposed on Oyigbo Local Government Area. Eleven days after the imposition of the curfew on October 21, 2020, the state government said the restriction of movement in the area will now last from 7PM to 6AM, beginning from tomorrow. Commissioner of Information and Communications, PAULINUS NSIRIM, announced the…
Information coming out of Oyigbo Local Government Area in Rivers State indicate that the location is like a war scene. Several buildings on the main road from the Port Harcourt-Aba Expressway have been burned down or looted, while charred remains of vehicles and motorcycles are on the streets. Residents of Oyigbo who could not runaway during the…