No justification for attacks on security personnel in Rivers, says Wike

Governor Nyesome Wike of Rivers has described as heinous and condemnable the attack on security personnel along Omagwa/Isiokpo/Elele Owerri Road in Ikwerre LGA of the State, saying there was no justification for the attack.

Gunmen had on Saturday night massacred no fewer than eight security men, made up of Air Force, Customs, and police personnel in Rivers state.

In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, Wike strongly condemns the attack, describing it as barbaric and dastardly.

The governor said there is no justification for such a heinous and condemnable attack targeted against innocent security personnel on legitimate duty of protecting life and property in the State.

“The Government of Rivers State is saddened by the unwarranted callous attack on security personnel. We offer our sympathies to the relatives of those who lost their lives in the attack.

“We condemn this heinous act, share the grief of the security agencies and convey our sincere condolences.”

The governor, who charged the security agencies to be vigilant, affirmed that the Government and people of Rivers State stands in solidarity with security agencies at this difficult times of this unwarranted and mindless violence.

Governor Wike, has therefore demanded that the perpetrators of the attack must be fished out and brought to justice.