The All Progressives
Congress (APC) has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to urgently put an end to
the worsening reign of impunity in Rivers State, which is being carried out
under his watch by those who are obviously acting to impress him and the First
Lady.
In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its Interim National Publicity
Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the call has become even more
imperative, following the irresponsible act of brigandage by the police, which
stopped a peaceful and lawful rally billed for the Obio Akpor Local Government
Area of the state today by the Save Rivers Movement (SRM), an organization campaigning
against the impunity of the PDP-controlled Federal Government against the government
and people of Rivers State.
According to Lai Mohammed, "The police went to the venue of the rally, pulled down the erected canopies
and fired tear gas at everyone around there and even into nearby homes, with
the result that five children are now feared to have died from suffocation due
to this shameful Gestapo-style action of the police, who are being funded by
taxpayers to protect the lives and property of the same citizens they are now
brutalizing and killing".
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