Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Monday has stated that he didn’t order the killings of Igbo’s at Oyingbo Loval Government area, describing the allegation as a politically motivated falsehood.
Wike said curfew was imposed in the local government to restore calm after members of proscribed Indigenous Peoples Organisations of Biafra (IPOB) killed 6 soldiers, 4 policemen and destroyed all police stations and court buildings there.
“So, it’s not true that I order the military to kill Igbos in Oyigbo. When did I become a friend to the Military?” the former Minister of Education wondered. “So what about the Igbos living elsewhere in the state are they also being killed?”
Wike Argued that the narrative that Igbos were being killed by the Military, is to move attention from the nefarious activities of the pro-Biafra group in Oyigbo.
He maintained that this is not the first time the pro-Biafra group is using the area as a launching pad.
“IPOB added a new dimension this time. They killed 6 Army Officers and burnt one. They killed four Police Officers,” he explained. “They destroyed all the Police Stations and Court Buildings. What offense did we commit as a state?”
The governor added that he has “no relationship with the Army or the Police, I do not command them. They change Commissioner of Police every time. How will I begin to direct the Army that I do not give instruction?”
Wike also expressed anger at Some members off IPOB who hoisted its flag in a school in Komkom Town.
Reacting, Wike Said “I will not fold my arms and watch criminals destroy my state if those few criminals are Igbos then they should know that I will not allow them,”
“They made attempt to rename a local government in my state. That alone is a signal. I will not agree to that. I know who is doing all these; who has told them to rise, protest against Wike.”
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