Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo
Wike has directed the re-appointed Rivers
State Attorney General and Commissioner of
Justice, Mr Emmanuel Aguma (SAN) to
ensure the conclusive prosecution of
former Majority Leader of the Rivers State
House of Assembly, Mr Chidi Lloyd over the
attempted murder of a member of the State
Assembly, Mr Michael Chinda.
Governor Wike also directed the Attorney
General and Commissioner of Justice to
ensure the conclusive prosecution of Mr
Ojukaye Flag Amachree who is standing
trial for the murder of a citizen of Asari
Toru Local Government Area during one of
the rerun elections.
According to him, anybody who commits
crime in the state must face the full weight
of the law.
Governor Wike spoke on Saturday after
swearing-in the reappointed State Attorney
General and Commissioner and 13
Caretaker Committee Chairman of Local
Government Areas.
“The Attempted Murder of a member
of the Rivers State House of Assembly
must be conclusively prosecuted by
the office of the Attorney General.
“Also, the person involved in the
murder of a citizen of Asari Toru
Local Government Area during the
rerun elections must be conclusively
prosecuted. Nobody is above the law.
“I don’t know how the person who
was almost killed on the floor of the
Rivers House of Assembly will feel
seeing his assailant moving around
freely? How will the family of the
murdered Asari Toru Local
Government Area citizen feel
knowing that the alleged murder
suspect is roaming freely without
conclusive prosecution “.
The governor charged the Attorney
General and Commissioner of Justice to
ensure that all the victims get justice in
accordance with the tenets of the law.
He advised the Attorney General to sustain
the enthronement of the rule of law to
avoid a situation where people resort to
self help on account that the state cannot
prosecute criminal offenders.
On the newly sworn-in Chairmen of
Caretaker Committees of Local Government
Areas , Governor Wike advised them to
concentrate on the maintenance of security
and environmental sanitation.
He advised the Local Government Chairmen
to work with security agencies to address
security challenges in their respective local
government areas.
He warned them against the
mismanagement of council funds for
personal benefits or to influence top
government officials or their families.
