PROTECT RIVERS PEOPLE OR RESIGN, AMAECHI TELLS WIKE
peaceful when Amaechi held sway as governor, noting that the same Don Wanny tragically killed 32 persons in Omoku on December 14, 2014 under Amaechi, who failed to bring Don Wanny to justice.
Wike said: “For years the security situation in Omoku in particular, and Ogba/Egbema/ Ndoni Local Government Area in general, has been most challenging because of the criminal activities of Don Wanny and his gang.
“We therefore wholeheartedly thank President Muhammadu Buhari for rising to the occasion and not politicking with the issue of security. We also commend the security agencies, particularly, the Nigerian Army and DSS, for swiftly rising to the challenge in the most professional manner.
“There is no doubt that this heroic success has proven what is possible when our security agencies are willing to discharge their constitutional duties with unadulterated commitment and professionalism,” he said.
The governor stated that the position of the state government on the amnesty offer was clear as those who genuinely embraced the offer are bound to fully, completely and perpetually renounce all forms of criminality to enjoy terms of the amnesty or face the full weight of the law when they deviated from the programme
In a related development, the PDP in Rivers State has commended Wike and security agencies for their proactive action and gallantry in bringing to an end the era of senseless and unprovoked killings across Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of the state.
The state Chairman of the PDP, Felix Obuah, in a statement signed by his media aide, Jerry Needam, yesterday noted that the visit of Wike to Omoku after the massacre of some worshippers during the New Year cross over night church service and the promise of a handsome reward to any person with useful information that could lead to the arrest of the hoodlums was a morale booster to the success recorded in tracing and killing of the notorious criminal, Don Waney and his gang in Enugu, Enugu State.
The state PDP boss also gave the security agencies a pat on the back for displaying the highest professional skills in bursting the killer gang without taking the lives of innocent people during the gun duel between the soldiers and the bandits.
He reiterated the preparedness of the PDP-controlled state government to continue to partner and give all necessary logistic support to the security agencies in their efforts to make Rivers State cult and crime free.