The Rivers Police is ready to address the crisis arising over the expiry of the term of office of the LG – Disu chairman

The Rivers State Police Command has assured residents of its readiness to handle any situation that may arise as a result of the expiry of the term of office of local government chairmen in the state.

Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, warned individuals against taking the law into their own hands, stressing that anyone caught doing so would face the full wrath of the law.

With tensions escalating in the 23 local government areas, Disu urged parents to warn their children not to get involved in this crisis. He vowed that the police would protect all government property and human life, ensuring a safe and secure environment for all.

Disu said, “My duty as a police officer is to protect lives and property. And that’s what we’ve been doing since morning. We are aware of the crisis relating to the tenure of local government chairs and we have obtained one or two court orders. And the Court of Appeal has ordered everyone to restrain themselves until the 20th of this month – just three days. So we hope everyone will respect that and not take matters into their own hands and let peace continue.”

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He added, “Sincerely, you know our officers have been out for the last three days. I just finished talking to them and I thank them for the good work they have done. They had been out since 4am, and they had just returned. We don’t take it lightly, we’re ready to go.

“Our officers are showing strength and we have received additional personnel from Headquarters. This is only to reassure the public that we are ready to do our duty to protect lives and property.”

The Police Commissioner stressed, “We have warned anyone who wants to take legal action. I would like to use this opportunity to talk to parents to call their children to order. Talk to them so that their children are not used as weapons in this crisis. Everything related to government property and every human being in this community will be protected.”

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