Armed men attack Rivers assembly factional speaker's home

Unknown armed men have attacked the home of the factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, who is devoted to the state's governor, Hon. Edison Ehie.

As the speaker had stated, the plan was to kill him, but he managed to get away with it.

According to a press release signed by Ken Uchendu, Legislative Correspondent, Rivers State House of Assembly, the incident occurred on Sunday night around 11:00 p.m.

According to Uchendu's statement, the armed man appeared in a police uniform and was leading a team that was part of the state's police tactical unit.

In addition to urging President Bola Tinubu to detain the aforementioned police tactical team leader in the event that law and order is compromised in the state, Uchendu said that footage of the invasion would be made available for verification.

He said: “The release reads: “At about 11 pm on Sunday the 19th day of November 2023, a group of Armed thugs and rogue Police Officers led by one SP. Irikefe London Owen, a superintendent of Police attached to the CTU B 3 RSV and CSP Salihu Masalachi attacked the private residence of the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Barr. Edison Ogerenye Ehie, DSSRS, was fully armed to assassinate Mr. Speaker and his family.

“However, the thugs and rogue Police Officers led by the two above-named police officers in Rivers State were vehemently repelled in a gun battle by the official security details attached to the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Barr. Edison Ogerenye Ehie, DSSRS.

“It is imperative to note that the armed rogues and officers were properly and fully captured by CCTV footage in the residence, which shall be made available to all media Houses, including CNN, Aljazeera and other National and International media outlets for the records.

“Let it be on record that Rivers people, boys, girls, women, men including the aged shall in our numbers occupy the streets stark naked in a demonstration against the Nigerian Police and those sponsoring violence in Rivers State, no matter how highly placed, Rivers people will resist them.

“Finally, should there be a breakdown of Law and order in Rivers State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should hold the above-named Officers, the Rivers State Police Command and their sponsors in Rivers State responsible.”

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